Residential Manager
Better Community Living Inc · New Bedford, MA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
About the role
This is a full time position for a hands on residential manager providing direction, supervision, and training of staff as well as work directly with adults who have developmental disabilities in a residential home setting. Coordinate all operations and activities of the residence, including staff supervision, acting as agency/community liaison, and directing resident training, and programming family support.
Responsibilities
- Foster open and supportive communication with consumers, families, DDS, Guardians and other community organizations and agencies.
- Oversee all consumer medical, medication and health issues.
- Provide and ensure communication of medical and health issues to staff, agency nurses, and families.
- Administrative responsibilities include scheduling and time reporting, financial management, coordination of community activities, family member interaction, and record keeping and reporting.
- Monitor staff performance management, including evaluations and developmental plans and disciplinary actions.
- Routinely review and ensure completion/submission of all required daily, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as scheduled.
- Maintain and organize all data collection, medical behavioral and all other documentation needed according to the company procedures and DDS policies.
- Coordinate all aspects of consumer and program financial procedures in accordance with company and DDS policies.
- Assure the proper and prudent expenditures of all funds.
- Oversee maintenance of the location and vehicles to include cleanliness, décor, safety issues, and emergency situations: practice preventative maintenance; ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
- Working conditions include physical activities such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, etc.; exerting in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally; subject to both indoor and outdoor environmental conditions; hazards such as moving parts, moving vehicles, etc.
Requirements
- 3-5 years residential DDS program management experience, including prior direct support staff supervision.
- Preferred 3-5 years work experience and knowledge of intensive behavior plans and behavioral intervention.
- 3-5 years work experience with individuals having developmental disabilities with medical issues, high risk behaviors and complex behavior plans.
- First Aid, CPR, MAP, CPI will be required; recertification training provided.
- Intermediate computer and email knowledge.