Behavior Support Direct Support Professional

Access Services is seeking a Behavior Support "Enhanced" DSP (Direct Support Professional) to join our Home and Community Supports team in Malvern, PA! This enhanced case has a schedule of Monday-Friday 9:00AM-4:00PM and will be worked primarily in the community.

The ideal candidate will be confident and comfortable with behaviors. The individual being served can be hands‑on and responds well to support professionals who demonstrate a consistent, predictable, and strong presence, so they feel safe.

As a Direct Support Professional, you will have the opportunity to provide supports to adults with developmental disabilities/Autism who desire to continue living in a home environment for as long as possible. Your daily actions will enable each individual to flourish in their desired home context, maintain or increase their independence, and live their best lives. Your goal is to provide the highest quality care for each individual.

• Assist individuals with developmental intellectual disabilities in the region you serve. Provide creative support through a variety of tasks and activities in the community.
• Provide support as outlined in the individual’s plan of care utilizing approved interventions, including safe crisis management techniques, emotional support, and positive reinforcement.
• Maintain appropriate case notes for the individuals served.
• Engage in supervision, training, and professional development.

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

• A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle during work hours.
• A U.S. driver’s license for at least two years (not including time with a permit).
• Must be listed as a driver on a valid auto insurance policy.

• Creative problem solving and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to teach basic daily living skills.
• Ability and willingness to provide personal care.
• Knowledge of basic family dynamics.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with individuals, their families, case managers, and the general public.
• Ability to express ideas clearly with the individual and family.
• Ability to express ideas verbally and document clear and precise outcomes as documented in the PSP.
• Demonstrated commitment and sensitivity to the family atmosphere.
• Commitment to Resident Rights and individuality of the person being served.
• Ability to manage time and work independently within provided guidelines.
• Skills acquired from training on autism spectrum disorders, experience in managing medical needs, or behavior management.
• Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, workplace applications, platforms and technologies.

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…