Service Providers: Grow Your Team with the DSP Internship Program!
The Direct Support Professional (DSP) Internship Program is a meaningful statewide initiative all California service providers are encouraged to participate in! It’s a great opportunity to hire and keep more DSPs! Each intern placed with a service provider is vetted and paid for up to three months.
Did we say PAID? Yes, each intern’s salary is paid by the Internship Program for up to three months. You choose how to move forward with the option to hire interns at any time during the process. If hired, your new employee can earn a $625 retention stipend for reaching 6-month and 12-month employment milestones. That’s an extra $1,250 of potential earnings to support quality staff!
What are participating service providers saying?
“Over the past year, partnering with DDS for the DSP Internship Program has been a game-changer.” — Chris Martin, UCP of Stanislaus County
“We couldn’t be happier with the program and recommend it to all. It’s been an incredible resource for our company’s growth.” — Matt Baker, Shield of Dreams of Orange County
“In today’s challenging hiring environment, this initiative has proven to be a valuable resource in identifying and onboarding quality entry-level candidates.” — A Better Life Together, Inc., based in San Diego
For Tri-Counties Regional Center’s service providers that would like to know more about the program, we’re prepared to guide you each step of the way.
Step 1: Email the DSP Internship Program staff to let them know you are interested.
Step 2: All’s Well will contact you directly, survey your program needs and work with you to execute a Provider Participation Agreement.
Step 3: You’ll collaborate with All’s Well team to make each intern placement.
There is no better time for service providers to join this program than now! The individuals we support face daily challenges as staffing shortages often force providers like you to have to turn away new referrals. Statewide, positive strides are already being made with nearly 300 interns placed with service providers over the past year, and 100 hired on as regular staff.
Tri-Counties Regional Center, DDS, and All’s Well want to partner with you to grow California’s DSP workforce. We can’t wait to see the positive impact it will have on your business and the people we support each day.
