What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional - Residential Instructor position at Grafton?
Residential Instructor - Children's Services
Help Children Grow, Learn, and Thrive
At Grafton, we’re guided by a shared purpose: helping children with complex needs reach their full potential. As a Direct Support Professional in Child Services, your meaningful impact shines through the progress you see each day—building skills, confidence, and hope. You’ll work within a culture of teamwork and collaboration, supported by colleagues who share your passion for helping others. And because we care for you so you can care for others, we offer the training, support, and growth opportunities to help you flourish.
Join us - and experience the deep fulfillment of knowing your work truly makes a difference!
Be part of a team that leads with heart and grit, the Grafton way!
Evening and weekend availability required
Job Summary
The Residential Instructor (RI) in our Children & Adolescence program, participates in the direct care and plan implementation for clients, as prescribed by physician and treatment teams. The RI provides supervision, safety and crisis management for the client population; completes documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adheres to the scheduled activities; serves as role model for positive and mature behavior; utilizes proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success. Reports to a program manager.
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensures the health, safety and wellness of Clients
- Supports client health and hygiene and utilizes infection control procedures.
- Reports serious incidents, participates in reviews and implements follow-up measures, as applicable.
- Follows and administers the individual plan for clients to include understanding of SNAP (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences), goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan, IEP, ISP) of assigned clients.
- Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care, by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions
- Promotes clients’ achievement of behavioral goals by implementing the behavior strategies and teaching alternative behaviors, as indicated in the Treatment Plan/IEP/ISP.
- Actively instructs assigned clients so they can achieve education/residential goals and objectives or ID Waiver outcomes.
- Collects and documents behavioral and instructional data, accurately and reliably. Documents services delivered, accurately and in a timely manner.
- Maintains a high level of engagement with and monitoring of clients. Implements planned activities throughout the work day.
- Provides a supportive and solution–Focused Environment through building trust, respect, and good relationships with clients.
- Manages behavioral crisis safely.
- Oversees site management to include housekeeping, nutrition, and transportations.
- Assists with purchases and is accountable for program and client money, as applicable
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be 19 years of age
- Education Requirements:
- High School Diploma and six months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or
- Associates degree and three months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or
- Bachelors degree in Human Service field
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Demonstrates moderate computer skills - how to log-in, how to navigate the web for information, how to start and save document in Microsoft, and has basic keyboarding skills.
** Experience may include supervised internships, practicums, field experience, and other volunteer or related experiences as evaluated by Grafton prior to hire. Examples of unpaid experience may include, but are not be limited to: camp counselor; after school care; caring for a child or children with special needs regardless of their relation to the candidate; babysitting or providing daycare for a child or children regardless of their relationship to the candidate; foster parenting of a child or children under the age of 18; volunteer coaching for a sports team; leading community programs, such as Girls Scouts & Boy Scouts.
COMPENSATION
- Starting at $18.15 up to $22.00/hour based on years of Direct Care experience with adolescent population
- Depending on hours worked you may be eligible for Grafton's shift differential that is currently being offered
- Shift Differentials: $1.50/hr weekday evenings & overnight 3:30p - 10:30p & $3.00/hr weekend Fri 3:30p - Mon 7:00a
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Medical, dental and vision
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k), including an employer match up to $2,500 annually
- Generous Paid Time Off plan
- Education Assistance up to $5,250 annually
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- As Grafton is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness
If you require a reasonable accommodation or need assistance with the application or
interview process please contact us at hr@grafton.org
Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobacco-free workplace!
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