Direct Care Worker
Part-timeBaltimore, MDFull-time / Part-timeSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Direct Care Worker provides daily care, supervision, and support to residents in a safe, structured environment. The role helps residents develop life skills, pursue education and employment, build healthy relationships, and prepare for independent living. The position is offered full-time or part-time, with shifts across mornings, evenings, and overnight, and requires availability on weekends, evenings, and holidays.
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Direct Care Worker (DCW) Position Type: Full-Time and Part-Time Available Shifts: 8 AM-4 PM | 4 PM-12 AM | 12 AM-8 AM Schedule: Must be available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays. Transportation Requirements: Must have a valid driver's license, personal vehicle, and current automobile insurance. The vehicle must be available on-site during each shift. ### Job Summary Provide daily care, supervision, and support to residents while maintaining a safe, structured environment. Help residents develop life skills, pursue education and employment, build healthy relationships, and prepare for independent living. ### Minimum Qualifications - High school diploma or GED. - At least 3 years of experience working with at-risk youth or in human services. - Reliable transportation and a personal vehicle available on-site during each shift. - Proof of vehicle insurance and a working cell phone. - Ability to perform light lifting. - Must possess or be eligible to obtain Medication Administration, MANDT, First Aid/CPR, and 40-Hour DDA certifications. ### Key Responsibilities - Ensure residents' safety, well-being, and daily care. - Supervise residents and encourage positive behavior and independence. - Assist with life skills, education, and employment goals. - Support crisis intervention and de-escalation when needed. - Collaborate with the Case Manager and administrative team. - Maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, and a respectful, supportive environment. - Case Management Support - Resident Monitoring
How this job compares
Set against the 304 open Direct Care Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$17–18/hr129 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 304 open Direct Care Worker jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Wright Care Home Care LLC.34 open
- Aveanna Healthcare27 open
- State of Massachusetts27 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Direct Care Worker postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 65 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 82 of the 304 open Direct Care Worker jobs (27%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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