Direct Support Professional - Children's Services
Residential Instructor
Support, Strength, and Compassion in Every Interaction
At Grafton Integrated Health Network, we’re guided by a shared purpose helping individuals overcome barriers to live meaningful, fulfilling lives. As a Lead Mental Health Technician, your meaningful impact comes through hands-on support, encouragement, and the daily care that fosters growth and stability. You’ll thrive within a culture of teamwork and collaboration, surrounded by professionals who value your compassion and commitment. And because we care for you so you can care for others, we provide ongoing training, mentorship, and support to help you succeed.
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—where compassion and clinical excellence come together to change lives.
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.
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COMPENSATION
AVAILABLE SCHEDULES
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Medical, dental and vision
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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Grafton Integrated Health Network partners with individuals, families and communities to solve complex behavioral health, wellness and human developmental challenges.
With nearly 60 years of clinical experience and evidence-based data in behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities, Grafton is uniquely qualified to deliver improved outcomes.
The organization often accepts – and, based on clearly defined indicators, is successful with – the most challenging clients, many of whom have a co-occurring diagnosis. Grafton is at the forefront in working with individuals on the autism spectrum, having worked with this population throughout the past six decades.
Grafton’s multidisciplinary team — a group of committed and caring people with a broad base of knowledge in mental health care — is its greatest assets. Dozens of clinical, medical and academic specialties — including physicians, nurses, teachers, therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and direct service professionals — are represented on the Grafton team. Our therapists have specialized training in areas including:
o Applied behavioral analysis;
o Attachment specialists;
o Certified sex offender treatment;
o Child and adolescent psychiatry;
o Cognitive behavioral therapy;
o Dialectical behavior therapy;
o Family therapy;
o Group therapy;
o High fidelity wraparound services;
o Motivational interviewing; and
o Trauma-informed cognitive behavioral therapy
