Caregiver / Direct Support Professional : Day Program

We are hiring a dedicated and caring Direct Support Professional to join our Day Program team in Orwigsburg, PA!

As a Direct Support Professional in our Life Day Program, you will have the opportunity to provide personalized supports to adults with developmental disabilities / Autism who attend our Community Life Day Programs. Our quality-focused support staff work with the individuals’ goals and help those individuals maintain or increase their independence and live their best lives.

Work Schedule : Weekdays 8 : 00AM-4 : 00PM (full-time shifts set at program location in Orwigsburg)

Key Responsibilities :

• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will implement the Individual Support Plan (ISP) for every individual participant.
• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will record daily service note and other documentation as assigned by Program Specialist / Team Lead.
• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will help ensure the highest quality of care to individuals in helping them meet their needs.
• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will establish a secure, positive environment that nurtures individual’s needs, self-expression, and goals (valued outcomes).
• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will help facilitate an individual’s inclusion in the community through experiences and activities.
• Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals will promote independence in daily activities, learning, leisure, and volunteer opportunities for individuals.

Requirements

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

Education :

Driving :

Experience :

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 him / her safe, both in day program environment and community, even when an individual may be experiencing a behavioral escalation.  Able to physically assist an individual regardless of weight or size. Walk, climb stairs by self, or to provide physical assistance to an individual, when walking and / or climbing stairs.

Benefits

Compensation :

Full-time : starts at $17 / hour, with adjustments made for education and experience; plus a competitive benefits package

Our full-time comprehensive benefits package includes :

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.