Empower lives. Create meaningful days. Make a difference! Day Direct Support Professional - Day Enrichment Rover Are you looking for a fulfilling career where every day brings new opportunities to enrich lives? As a Day Direct Support Professional - Day Enrichment Rover, you'll play a vital role in supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across three distinct day service programs—CORE, Life Enrichment, and Retirement Enrichment. Your journey starts at the Retirement Center, but you'll rove between programs, ensuring each participant enjoys a meaningful, engaging, and purposeful day. What You'll Do Support retirees in Retirement Enrichment, helping them pursue active and fulfilling retirement days through community-based events, classes, and personalized experiences. Guide individuals in CORE (Community, Outreach, Recreation, Enrichment) to expand their independence through engaging activities, community involvement, and personal growth. Foster connections in Life Enrichment, where participants thrive through learning, leisure, and daily living experiences. Assist with daily living needs, including meal times, hygiene support, transportation, and medication administration, ensuring comfort and dignity for all participants. Plan and facilitate fun, engaging activities that inspire joy, growth, and lasting memories. This recession-proof career offers the opportunity to make a real impact while creating meaningful experiences for those you serve. Your compassion, creativity, and energy will be the driving force behind participants' empowerment and enrichment. Ready to be part of an incredible journey? Apply today and help unlock potential every day! Want to know what a Direct Support Professional does? As a Direct Support Professional, you’ll use your kindness and compassion to help people and have fun with them in the community. In return, you’ll get a rewarding career, competitive pay, extensive benefits, and the kind of satisfaction you can’t get from just any old job. If you enjoy making a difference in the lives of people from diverse backgrounds… Love laughing at life’s little quirks while you work … And get excited to work in a welcoming environment that puts clients and employees first… We have an opening for a direct support professional in Lawrence, KS. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits, fulfilling work, and so much more. What will you do when you’re a DSP? DSPs help people with disabilities live their best lives. Why choose Cottonwood? Our employees love working here—and as a result our clients love our employees. Here are just a few of the benefits we offer: Employee- and Family-friendly management style Paid holidays and paid vacation Sick leave, bereavement leave, personal time and more Health, Dental and Vision insurance Life insurance and workers compensation insurance Disability insurance for qualified employees Employee Assistance Program Matched retirement plans Voluntary insurance options and health spending plans Discounted health club membership with Genesis health clubs Discounted tickets to area attractions Cottonwood provides a welcoming work experience that will: Broaden your appreciation for the diversity of our fellow community members Let you use your problem-solving and organizational skills Provide numerous teamwork and collaboration opportunities, and more. Cottonwood employment also ties in directly with many fields of study: social work, speech/language pathology, healthcare, etc… But here’s the #1 reason to work at Cottonwood—every day, you’ll be changing lives. What we need from you: High school degree or GED 18 or older Must pass background check and drug screen Must have a driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to Cottonwood’s insurance carrier. Must be physically able to evacuate individuals in the event of an emergency and be willing and able to intervene in the event of a physical conflict. Experience in the field is preferred.