Job Description
Job DescriptionThe Assistant Residence Manager is responsible for the continuous direction and day-to-day operation of assigned residence for disabled adults. All staff including the Assistant Residence Manager is required to work at any site as needed. All staff including the Assistant Residence Manager can be re-assigned to another location within the agency or may be required to do split shifts between locations.
Essential Functions:
- Providing a healthy and safe environment for the clients. This includes the supervision of general housekeeping and personal maintenance, assisting with and purchasing of food and supplies and oversight of residential maintenance daily. The manager also is responsible for training clients in the above areas, including safety.
- Daily supervision/mentoring of staff/client interactions. Ensure “active treatment.” “Active treatment” is defined as the application of therapeutic strategies taught in PBS and clinical trainings under the guidelines of the Behavioral Mental Health Model. Mentor all staff utilizing philosophy of the therapeutic model.
- Caring for the medical needs of the clients, utilizing existing medical resources, including access to emergency care, in-patient hospitalization, routine medical care and providing basic first aid, including taking blood pressure and pulse, testing sugar levels in blood and communicating with physicians and therapists daily.
- Supervising and administering the proper distribution, storage and documentation of prescribed and over-the-counter medications daily. Medication inventory and ordering.
- In conjunction with Services Coordinator, developing and implementing goal plans for each client. This includes monitoring and recording progress, daily documentation, communicating with Services Coordinator, and secondary clients such as parents, siblings, advocates and guardians, and participation in the development and attendance of case conferences.
- Coordination with day services including day treatment, day training, supportive work and independent employment.
- Coordination of transportation services and recreational, vacation and holiday planning when needed.
- Management of the clients’ finances including proper record keeping, ledger management, banking assistance and disbursement of personal allowance daily.
- Ledger due date is the 7th of the month following the month being reported (or the following Monday if the 7th falls on a weekend.)
- Res Hab documents are due on the 1st of the month (or the following Monday if the 1st falls on a weekend)
- Run and submit monthly fire drills
- Return internal survey report to the Risk Management Coordinator. Prior to returning the report, the “corrective action and date” next to each deficiency must be completed. This includes follow-up to ensure completion of each corrective action.
- Complete and submit monthly checklists to their Residential Director who will review and then submit the checklists to the Risk Management Coordinator. When completing the checklists, each Residence Manager/Assistant Residence Manager is responsible for including any corrective action he or she has taken to correct any deficiencies.
- Available for emergency situations, crisis intervention, staff absence, etc.
- Plan and chair staff meetings and client councils as needed.
- When appropriate, hiring, termination, supervision, and training of residential staff as needed.
- Scheduling of staff and providing a sufficient staff-to-client ratio to ensure adequate and appropriate oversight and guidance for all clients daily. Expected to follow and document procedural steps of Overtime policy.
- Provide training to staff when necessary (i.e.- Choking I and II, Vehicle Safety, Fire Safety)
- When necessary, in conjunction with his/her own case load, to supervise and monitor clients of managers who are not on duty as needed.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all staff members including Administration, Accounting, Residential, Health Services, Human Resources, Purchasing, Maintenance and Vocational.
- Ability to solve problems, overcome difficulties and recommend solutions pertaining to clients and/or staff members. Ability to identify appropriate resources to ensure corrective action.
- Ability to assist in staffing of all regions
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