Full-Time
Direct Support Professional
Updated on 9/3/2026
Services for the Underserved
1,001-5,000 employees
Offers services to underserved New Yorkers
Compensation Overview
$19/hr
Bronx, NY, USA
In Person
Associate's
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- A high school diploma or GED is required.
- Preferred certifications include AMAP, SCIP-R, CPR, and First Aid.
- Provide habilitation services to each client as prescribed in that client’s service plans (CFA, Individual Service plan, Habilitation plan).
- Assist each client, as needed, in skill development in areas such as activities of daily living, domestic living, recreation and socialization.
- With appropriate training and supervision, administer medication to clients as assigned and in compliance with management, medical and nursing policies and procedures.
- Ensure assigned clients’ nutritional needs are met according to prescribed diet, and assist with feeding as necessary.
- Report immediately any observed or known deficiencies or inability to provide habilitation services to clients, as well as all types of abuse and other facility problems, including physical plant and safety issues, to management.
- An associate degree is preferred.
- One year of experience providing direct services to developmentally disabled persons is preferred.
S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
- Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
- TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.
What critics are saying
- S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
- Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
- If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.
What makes Services for the Underserved unique
- S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
- S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
- S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.
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In partnership with Services for the Underserved, NYC Health Dept launched the city's first Public Health Vending Machine located at 1676 Broadway, Brooklyn (corner of Decatur and Broadway).