DSP SR ; BIR

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Do Work That Matters. In a Culture That Means It.

Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact.

Why Access?

Because how we work matters just as much as what we do. At Access, our Culture Playbook isn’t a poster on the wall – it’s how we show up for each other and for the people we support.

You’ll be part of a team that is:

• Clear about expectations
• Supportive and accountable
• Focused on outcomes that matter to people.

And committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure out staff can do the same.

Location: Middletown , NY

Pay Rate: $21.00 per hour

Hours: Sunday
- Wednesday 12pm - 8pm / Thursday from 3pm - 11pm (40 hrs.)

Direct Support Professional Seniors work as part of an interdisciplinary team (clinical staff, nurses, families, advocates, etc.) providing services to adults with intellectual/ developmental disabilities. Working under the direction of a Supervisor, Direct Support Professional Seniors provide services that enrich the lives of individuals we support. Our mission is to help individuals’ live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Direct Support Professional Seniors provide assistance with activities of daily living, including but not limited to personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, and health maintenance. Direct Support Professional Seniors support individuals with developing independent living skills, including, but not limited to money management, community integration and appropriate social skills. Direct Support Professional Seniors encourage and provide advocacy for the individuals they support.

Direct Support Professional Seniors will support the Direct Support Professional Supervisor with mentoring and training Direct Support Professionals.

Direct Support Professional Seniors work in a variety of settings and provide Residential Habilitation and Day Habilitation services, both within a person’s home as well as in the community (as appropriate to the specific service).

Direct Support Professional Seniors are bound by the NADSP code of ethics which helps guide and maintain high standards for the life changing work they do every day. The NYS DSP Core Competencies are value based competencies and skills that Direct Support Professional Seniors use as the foundation of the person-centered supports they provide.

Direct Support Professionals Seniors are responsible for the health and safety of the people we support. This includes providing continuous coverage to maintain staffing ratios within each program. Staffing coverage requires flexibility by Direct Support Professional Seniors to work between, shifts, programs and sites.

Duties and responsibilities vary in intensity and frequency (ranging from daily total care to verbal support):

• Advocacy–assists individuals with achieving desired personal outcomes (Core Competency1)
• Professionalism –(Core Competency3)
• Health Maintenance – supports individuals in achieving optimal health, which may include medical appointment, medication administration and healthy meal planning and preparation(Core Competency
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• Safety – provides continuous care in order to ensure for the overall safety of individuals, as well as colleagues and self (Core Competency
  5)
• Household Maintenance - ensures routine household maintenance gets completed as needed, which may include meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, etc. (Core Competency 5,
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• Personal Care –supports individuals with all personal care needs, which may include providing hands on assistance(Core Competency4,5)
• Independent Living Skills Development – helps individuals develop skills to increase independence(Core Competency
  6)
• Mentor - serves as a role model,…