Direct Support Professional II - Anonymous employee Exceptional Persons Employee Review

The kind of work you will be doing as a DSP varies considerably between residential sites. Some individuals may need a large amount of support (meal prep, hygiene, etc) and some may just need transportation, but the pay is the same Because the agency (and the human services field in general) is understaffed, there is a large amount of pressure to work overtime. In my time there, I often felt I was judged as an employee not on the quality of my work but on the number of hours I picked up.