Direct Support Professional

PALS, Inc. is a leading provider of services for adults with intellectual disabilities, with offices in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The PALS Skills Center of Santa Paula, located near downtown on Main street, in the quiet and attractive small town of Santa Paula. The Santa Paula management team is highly skilled and professional. They know how to make the work fun!
PALS Santa Paula is a specialized program serving adults with disabilities with a particular focus on persons with socio-emotional disabilities, e.g., Depression, Anxiety, a history of abuse, and other traumas that have made independent living difficult. The participants in this program tend to have minor intellectual disabilities but more substantive socio-emotional challenges. The program offers individual and group therapy with licensed professionals as part of the programming activities.
The successful candidate must be a good listener and be skilled at working in a team-oriented environment; good communication skills are a must, as is the ability and willingness to learn therapeutic strategies to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Routine data collection, and leading activities are a key facet of the job.