DSP IDD 1.1
- Driver's license
How this pay compares
This posting states $16–$20 an hour. Open direct support professional jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $17.55 an hour, the middle half $16.50–$19.26, across 147 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Direct support professionals employed in Pennsylvania earn a median of $14.14 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
Direct support professionals in Pennsylvania: pay by town and employer
The Caregivers & Home Health Aides job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly
About the job
Direct Support Professional (DSP) 1:1 Community and Home-Based Support
Maxim Healthcare Services
$16.00 - $20.00 per hour
Maxim Healthcare is hiring compassionate and dependable Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide 1:1 support to individuals in their homes and throughout the local community. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships while helping clients achieve greater independence and engagement in their daily lives.
As a DSP, you will work directly with individuals to provide support with daily living activities, community integration, social engagement, and personal goals. Responsibilities may include accompanying clients to appointments, recreational activities, community outings, and assisting with tasks in the home environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 support in patient homes and within the local community
- Assist with daily living activities and personal goals
- Encourage independence, socialization, and community involvement
- Accompany clients to appointments, activities, and outings
- Provide companionship and emotional support
- Maintain accurate documentation of services provided
- Follow individualized care and support plans
Qualifications
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required
- Compassionate, patient, and dependable
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and in community-based settings
- Previous caregiving, DSP, or human services experience is a plus, but not required
Why Join Maxim Healthcare?
- Competitive pay of $16.00 - $20.00 per hour
- Flexible scheduling
- One-on-one client assignments
- Weekly pay
- Meaningful and rewarding work
- Opportunities for growth and professional development
If you're passionate about helping others live more independent and fulfilling lives, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Maxim Healthcare team as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) and make a positive impact in your community!
Maxim Benefits:
Health and Wellness
Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Advocacy (company paid if enrolled Medical) and Health Advocate Employee Assistance Program
Retirement and Financial Security:
Health Savings Account, 401(k), Short Term Disability, Voluntary Group Life Insurance and Supplemental Accidental Insurance, Hospital Expense Protection Plan, Critical Illness Insurance, Home and Auto Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance and Legal Benefits
Lifestyle Benefits:
Paid Time Off, Employee Discount Program, Transportation Benefits and College Partnership Program
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Maxim Healthcare
Maxim Healthcare has been making a difference in the lives of our patients, caregivers, employees and communities for more than 30 years. We offer private duty nursing, skilled nursing, physical rehabilitation, companion care, respite care and behavioral care for individuals with chronic and acute illnesses and disabilities. Our commitment to quality customer service, compassionate patient care, and filling critical healthcare needs makes us a trusted partner wherever care is needed.
Maxim Healthcare, Inc. (“Maxim”) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
From Maxim Healthcare Services's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Cross Country HealthcareTravel nursing agency
A national staffing company placing travel nurses, allied professionals, therapists and locum tenens providers, with local and per diem work too.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs

White Glove PlacementTravel nursing agency
Places travel, local, per diem and locum tenens clinicians across nursing, allied health, behavioral health and physician roles.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New caregiver and home health aide jobs in Pennsylvania, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Maxim Healthcare Services
Maxim Healthcare Services provides home care, private duty nursing, behavioral care and school nursing, from Columbia, Maryland.
Based in Columbia, MDHires in 41 statesPay on its listings: 77.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Maxim Healthcare Services
- ABA Behavioral Technician5 openings in United States
- HHA (Home Health Aide)2 openings in United States
- In-Home Nurse (LPN)5 openings in United States
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)4 openings in United States
- LPN Homecare103 openings in United States
- LPN Homecare - Full Time2 openings in United States
More caregiver and home health aide jobs
- CaregiverHealth Services · Coatesville, PA
- Direct Care WorkerHealth Services · 14 openings in United States
- Direct Support ProfessionalHearts and Hands of Care · 9 openings in United States
- Direct Support Professional (Evenings & Weekends)Hearts and Hands of Care · Anchorage, AK
- CNA / Home Health Aide/ PCA / AssistantDentserv Dental Services · 17 openings in United States
- Certified Home Health Aide CHHAFox Trail Memory Care · 6 openings in United States
Experienced in home care or senior care?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Maxim Healthcare Services openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Maxim Healthcare Services's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.