Direct Support Professional-Children's Services
About The Position
The Residential Instructor (RI) in Grafton Integrated Health Network’s Children & Adolescence program provides direct care and implements client plans as prescribed by physicians and treatment teams. The RI supervises clients, supports their safety, and manages crises while documenting behavior and participation in programming. The role follows scheduled activities, models positive and mature behavior, and uses proactive behavioral strategies to reduce crises and support client success. The RI helps ensure clients’ health, safety, and wellness; supports health and hygiene; and follows infection-control procedures. The position involves implementing individual treatment, education, and residential plans; collaborating with treatment teams; teaching alternative behaviors and supporting client goals; and collecting accurate behavioral and instructional data. The RI maintains engagement and monitoring throughout the workday, builds trusting relationships, helps manage the site’s housekeeping, nutrition, and transportation, and may assist with purchases and client or program funds.
Requirements
- Must be at least 19 years of age.
- Meet one of the following education and experience combinations: high school diploma and six months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents; associate degree and three months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents; or bachelor’s degree in a human service field.
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
- Moderate computer skills, including logging in, navigating the web, starting and saving Microsoft documents, and basic keyboarding skills.
- Availability for afternoon, evening, and weekend schedules.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the health, safety, and wellness of clients.
- Support client health and hygiene and use infection-control procedures.
- Report serious incidents, participate in reviews, and implement follow-up measures as applicable.
- Follow and administer individual client plans, including understanding clients’ strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences, as well as goals, objectives, outcomes, and treatment strategies.
- Collaborate with the Treatment Team and contribute to discussions and decisions to ensure continuity of support and care.
- Implement behavior strategies and teach alternative behaviors to promote clients’ behavioral goals.
- Actively instruct assigned clients toward their education and residential goals and objectives or ID Waiver outcomes.
- Collect and accurately and reliably document behavioral and instructional data; document delivered services accurately and promptly.
- Maintain engagement with and monitoring of clients and implement planned activities throughout the workday.
- Build trust, respect, and positive relationships with clients in a supportive, solution-focused environment.
- Manage behavioral crises safely.
- Oversee site management, including housekeeping, nutrition, and transportation.
- Assist with purchases and be accountable for program and client money, as applicable.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Generous paid time off plan
- Education assistance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- Potential eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness because Grafton is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
