Direct Care Community Support Staff

Access Services is currently seeking a part-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) to join our Life Sharing program teams to provide Community Participation Support services. You will be caring for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities / Autism.

Our quality-focused support staff work with the individuals’ goals and help those individuals maintain or increase their independence and live their best lives.

Key Responsibilities :

• Implement the individuals plan of care while ensuring they receive the highest quality of care.
• Maintain daily log and other documentation as required.
• Provide accurate and timely communication to Coordinator regarding the individual and family.
• Ensure own proper conduct and fair representation of Access Services.

Work Schedule :

Requirements

Candidates must meet all qualifying and ongoing job criteria including background checks, physical examination results, and clearances.

Education and experience required :

Driving Requirements :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Essential Working Conditions / Physical Demands :     Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and support with individual(s). Stand, sit or run by self, or to provide proper care and supervision with an individual. Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an individual may struggle to meet identified expectations. Able to assist an individual who has fallen, regardless of weight or size. Walk, climb stairs by self, or to provide direct care ensuring individual’s safety, or to complete household and community tasks. Perform household tasks or tasks within the community such as laundry, cleaning, completing meal routines, shopping or dining out and, at the same time, ensuring individual’s safety and proper direct care and compliance with ISP.

Benefits

Compensation :

The base rate for this position begins at $17 / hour . Adjustments made for education, experience and cases assigned.

Work Schedule for our part-time Horsham caseload :

Benefits :

All employees receive the following benefits :

If working 20 hours or more, benefits also include :

Why work for Access Services as a Caregiver or a DSP?

We offer an inclusive, supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development, career growth and a team that truly cares about the work they do, the people they support and their team members.

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and do not restrict management’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.