Direct Care Professionals 

This is an exciting opportunity to help create a welcoming, supportive home where clients can build independence, strengthen daily living skills, connect with their community, and work toward their personal goals. As a Direct Care Professional, you will do more than provide assistance—you will build meaningful relationships and help clients create lives that feel safe, fulfilling, and their own.

What You’ll Do

  • Support clients with daily routines, household responsibilities, personal care, and medication needs.
  • Teach and reinforce skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, shopping, transportation, and appointment management.
  • Help clients participate in employment, education, recreation, relationships, and community activities.
  • Follow each client’s individualized service plan while adapting support to their needs and abilities.
  • Encourage clients to make informed choices, advocate for themselves, and become increasingly independent.
  • Respond calmly and appropriately when clients are experiencing emotional or behavioral challenges.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, respectful, and home-like environment.
  • Complete required documentation accurately and on time.
  • Communicate and collaborate with clients, families, case managers, coworkers, and other members of the support team.

What We’re Looking For

The strongest candidates will be:

  • Compassionate and committed to treating every person with dignity and respect.
  • Dependable and able to follow through on responsibilities.
  • Patient, emotionally mature, and comfortable supporting people with varying needs.
  • Able to balance safety with client choice and independence.
  • Flexible and able to respond calmly when plans or needs change.
  • Strong communicators who can work independently and as part of a team.
  • Willing to learn, accept feedback, and consistently apply training.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to meet applicable driving requirements.
  • Ability to complete required background checks and training.
  • Basic computer skills and ability to complete electronic documentation.
  • Experience supporting people with disabilities or behavioral health needs is helpful but not required.

Please complete an application or send resume to Regina Hughes at hr@ellipsisiowa.org.