Direct Support Professional - Children Residential Overnight

Direct Support Professional Childrens Services

Overnight Residential Assistant

We get it. Youre a night owl. We have plenty of stuff to do at night. You want your days to yourself. No problem. You want flexibility. We can give you three days off (consecutive per week). And we can give you access to overtime when desired. Overnight hours include 23 week nights from 10:30pm 8:30am and one weekend night (Saturday or Sunday) from 9:30pm 8:30 am.

We also understand that you wouldnt be looking at this job posting unless you felt a calling to ensure that kids are safe cared for and comfortable. You understand that in healthcare nighttime is not always just hours that go by but hours that vigilance must be maintained because stuff happens regardless if the sun is up or not. You are willing to do what most people cant do.

Essential Job Functions:

Under general supervision Direct Support Professionals in our Children & Adolescence program participate in the direct care and plan implementation for clients as prescribed by physician and treatment teams. They support clients at bedtime and during morning hygiene dressing and breakfast routines. They conduct and record 15 minute health and safety checks after a client goes to bed. They provide supervision safety and crisis management for the client population; complete documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adhere to the scheduled activities; role model positive mature behavior; utilize proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success.They report to a program supervisor/manager.

Health Safety and Wellness of Clients

• Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.
• Provides for the wellbeing and safety of clients.
• Supports client health and hygiene.
• Utilizes infection control procedures.
• Reports serious incidents participates in reviews and implements followup measures as applicable.

Individual Plan Implementation

• Knows the SNAP (strengths needs abilities and preferences) goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan IEP ISP) of assigned clients.
• 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 SolutionFocused Environment

• Builds trusting respectful relationships with clients and helps clients do the same.
• Demonstrates knowledge about the symptoms and supports associated with diagnoses of assigned clients and a traumainformed care approach.
• Manages behavioral crisis safely.
• Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions.
• Exhibits exemplary customer service with guardians agency personnel and visitors.

Site Management Housekeeping Nutrition Transportation Finances

• Ensures a safe residence / classroom environment.
• Assures a clean and organized residence/classroom.
• Promotes good nutrition and in group homes assists with meal preparation.
• Provides transportation / community mobility.
• Assists with purchases and is accountable for program and client money as applicable.

Teamwork and commitment to the mission values and vision of Grafton

• Demonstrates knowledge of organization.
• Demonstrates the core values of personal integrity and accountability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age
• Education requirements:
• High school diploma or G.E.D. & 6 months experience working with children**
• Associates degree and 3 months experience working with children**
• Bachelors degree in human services
• Valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record
• Demonstrates moderate computer skills how to login how to navigate the Web for information how to start and save a document in Microsoft WORD 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 hoursworked you may be eligible for Graftons 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 $2500 annually
• Generous Paid Time Off plan
• Education Assistance up to $5250 annually
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Shortterm disability (STD)
• Longterm disability (LTD)
• As Grafton is a 501(c)3 nonprofit you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness

If you have issues applying or have any questions about this position please reach out to us at

Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobaccofree workplace.

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Required Experience:

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