Dear Friends and Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce our new workforce recruitment campaign, which is based on the rewards and realistic challenges of being a direct support professional (DSP). OPWDD’s campaign seeks to attract new applicants by stressing the values expected of all of us—dignity,equality, and respect for everyone—and includes a web video featuring DSPs currently in state and nonprofit service.
The video can be found online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfr3nUcEttM&feature=youtu.be.
By committing ourselves to this new workforce recruitment campaign, the system will benefit from more applicants and a broader applicant pool, which will help alleviate some of the issues that create stress within the workforce, such as staff vacancies and increased overtime.
Few careers are more rewarding, or more challenging, than those of DSPs. To all DSPs, I’d like to say thank you for the important work you do.
Please help us spread the message about our campaign.
Sincerely,
Commissioner Burke
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