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Work with Purpose

A Direct Support Professional sitting and smiling together with a person who uses services with Karis.

Begin your rewarding career with Karis Disability Services!
You can make an impact as a Direct Support Professional.


Work with people with disabilities to accomplish their goals!

Support people with developmental disabilities to make their choices heard and their goals a reality. As a Direct Support Professional, you amplify the voices of people who use our services as they live the lives they want.

Hear why people who use our services think you should join the team:

Why should you work with Karis?

When you join our team of over 3,500 employees across Ontario and Saskatchewan, you’re securing a great job; with benefits, flexibility, and opportunities to learn and grow in your career. You’re also committing to a cause to advocate for, support, and celebrate people with disabilities and their gifts. As a Karis employee, you are part of an inviting and supportive work culture.

You can expect:

  • to be treated with dignity and respect,

  • to be heard and engaged in resolving conflicts,

  • to have clear duties and responsibilities,

  • to receive consistent support and resources, and

  • to be appreciated through fair compensation.

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Our values

Our values come from our belief that every person is loved by God and created in His image. We will honour God and value people in all we do and with all our resources.

We all have gifts to bring, and communities are not whole unless everybody has the chance to contribute. This includes people with disabilities, employees, families, volunteers, and partners, and people of all races, genders, nationalities, sexual orientations, and religions.

When we say everybody belongs, we mean it!

Valuing people

Valuing people

We believe that all people are created in the image of God and are loved and valued equally. 

Fostering belonging

Fostering belonging

We strengthen communities by fostering belonging with people with disabilities.

Serving others

Serving others

We mobilize our faith to effectively and compassionately support those around us.

Celebrating gifts

Celebrating gifts

We celebrate the many skills, abilities, and contributions that everybody, including people with disabilities, offers the world around them. 

Our vision

People with disabilities belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and celebrated.

Our mission

As an expression of Christian faith, we work together with people with disabilities to accomplish their goals and nurture communities where everybody belongs.

Will you work with us to make this vision a reality?

Join us to make a difference every day. Together, let’s promote communities where everybody is valued and celebrated - a world where everybody belongs!

Learn more

Check out a video below to learn what being a Direct Support Professional is all about: