Overnight Residential Assistant

Grafton Integrated Health Network; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

EAP

Job summary

Grafton Integrated Health Network is hiring a Direct Support Professional - Overnight Residential Assistant in Winchester, VA. The role supports children in a residential setting, assisting with bedtime routines, safety checks, and daily care under supervision.

You will document progress, use behavior strategies, and collaborate with the treatment team to promote positive outcomes. Starting pay ranges from $18.15 to $22 per hour, with potential shift differentials.

Qualifications

• Must be 19 years of age
• Must pass criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• High school diploma or GED with no experience working with children
• High school diploma or GED with 6 months experience working with children
• Associate’s degree and 3 months experience working with children
• Bachelor’s degree in human services
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Per VA DBHDS guidelines, some roles require direct supervision by a qualified staff

Responsibilities

• Assist with bedtime routines and morning care including hygiene, dressing and breakfast
• Conduct 15-minute health and safety checks after client goes to bed
• Provide supervision, safety, and crisis management for clients
• Document client behavior and participation in programming
• Adhere to scheduled activities and model positive behavior
• Utilize behavioral strategies to minimize crises and maximize success
• Communicate with treatment team for continuity of care
• Demonstrate exemplary customer service with guardians and visitors
• Promote a clean and safe residence/classroom environment
• Assist with meals, transportation, and basic finances as applicable

Skills

Customer service

Documentation

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Basic computer skills

Education

GED or better in General Studies

High School diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in Human Services

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Category: Direct Support Professional

Requisition Number: WNOVE003589

• Posted : August 6, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Direct Support Professional - Overnight Residential Assistant

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!

Job Summary

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.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Health, Safety and Wellness of Clients

• Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.
• Provides for the well-being and safety of clients.
• Supports client health and hygiene.
• Reports serious incidents, participates in reviews and implements follow-up measures, as applicable.
• Knows the SNAP (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences), goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan, IEP) 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.
• 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

• 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 trauma-informed 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 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be 19 years of age
• Must pass criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Education requirements:
• High school diploma or G.E.D. & no experience working with children*
• High school diploma or G.E.D. & 6 months experience working with children**
• Associate’s degree and 3 months experience working with children**
• Bachelor’s degree in human services
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

*Per the VA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, child care staff with a high school diploma or G.E.D. with no experience working with children may not work alone, but may be employed as long as they are working directly with a qualified staff with one or more years of professional experience working with children. This option is currently only offered at our Berryville & Winchester campuses.

**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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrates moderate computer skills – how to log-in, how to navigate the Web for information, how to start and save a document in Microsoft WORD, and has basic keyboarding skills.

COMPENSATION

• Starting at $18.15 to $22/hour based on years of Direct Care experience
• Depending on hours worked you may be eligible for Grafton's shift differential that is currently being offered

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Medical, dental and vision
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• 401(k), including an employer match
• Generous Paid Time Off plan
• Education Assistance
• 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 [e-mail]

Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobacco-free workplace!

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Qualifications

Education

Required

GED or better in General Studies.

High School or better in General Studies.

Preferred

Associates or better in Human Services.

Bachelors or better in Human Services.

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