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Full Time Direct Support Professional

@ Karis Disability Services

Creighton, Saskatchewan

Full-time
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Overview

Karis Disability Services is hiring a full-time Direct Support Professional to help people they support with daily living and personal development. The role works within person-centred plans, alongside a team, families and community partners, and includes administrative duties.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with activities of daily living
  • Promote life development per person-centred plans
  • Collaborate with team, families and community partners
  • Complete administrative duties as assigned

Requirements summary:

  • Commitment to Karis service principles and core values
  • Respectful, courteous and ethical conduct with stakeholders
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-11-04
First seen by our source
2026-11-04
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentCustomer service
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none
Work settingClient sites, Home
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
Encouraged to applyRacialized people, People with disabilities

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Karis Disability Services

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Promoting communities where everybody belongs.

Full company description

Karis Disability Services is a non-profit, charitable organization in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

LinkedIn followers
7,592
People associated on LinkedIn
610
Reported office locations
  • 26 Peppler St, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3C4, CA
Business categories
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Elder Care
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Micro Lending
  • Non Profit
  • Social Assistance
  • Sustainability
  • Healthcare Services & Hospitals
  • Healthcare
Other recorded names
  • Karis Disability Services
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
No
Reported total investment
0

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

Karis Disability Services is a non-profit, charitable organization in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

FieldValue
IndustryNon-profit Organizations
Company size1,001-5,000 employees
HeadquartersWaterloo, Ontario
Organization typeNonprofit
Year founded1965
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Job description

The Direct Support Professional provides critical services to the people supported by Karis Disability Services and works to ensure that people belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and respected. The Direct Support Professional seeks to promote Karis Disability Services' Service Principles by enhancing relationships, promoting citizenship, valuing people’s gifts, recognizing self-determination, encouraging growth and development, and recognizing the need for holistic supports in a manner that considers each person’s intrinsic value.

They assist with activities of daily living and promotes life development as outlined in person centered plans. This is done through collaboration with their team, families, advocates, friends, and community partners. The Direct Support Professional completes administrative duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

The Direct Support Professional helps build communities of belonging in accordance to the core Values of Karis Disability Services; Valuing People, Fostering Belonging, Serving Others and Respecting Gifts. They respect and upholds the Values, Vision and Mission of Karis Disability Services, demonstrating the highest standards of courtesy, respect and integrity in their dealings with persons supported, other employees and both internal and external stakeholders.

Karis Disability Services seeks to hire a workforce that represents the diversity of the communities where we serve. We are committed to promoting communities of belonging where Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour feel valued, respected, represented, and heard. We encourage applications from qualified candidates from members of groups with historical or current barriers to equity. We seek to provide accessibility through all stages of the hiring process for all applicants with disabilities consistent with our Accessibility Policies. Please let us know if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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