Residential Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities? Are you intersted in working somewhere where you KNOW you are making a difference every day?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Residential Manager has its Advantages

As a Residential Manager at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• The opportunity to lead a team and manage an assigned residence.
• Trainings to further develop your professional skills.
• Paid orientation.
• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! 
• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings!
• A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieve long term goals

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Red Hook, NY, this position is responsible for coordinating aspects of daily operations for their assigned residences in conjunction with the Residential Director. They will oversee compliance to OPWDD regulations in the assigned residence, as well as the daily operation and all procedural routines, including resident inventories, residence supply inventories, food inventories, recreation supplies, etc. The Residential Manager will insure proper staffing ratio and monitor benefit use and overtime in conjunction with the Residential Director. They are responsible for insuring staff assigned to the house receive all necessary trainings during orientation and on an annual basis. They will also need to insure that Treatment Team and treatment planning meetings are prepared for and attended by assigned residence staff and that Treatment Team procedures are followed and implemented when necessary.

Location: Peekamoose dorm, Red Hook campus

Salary: $62,353.20 per year

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits! 

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Responsibilities

Company Overview  

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.    

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.    

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. 

Our Culture, Our Expectations   

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.  

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time. 

What Devereux Offers You  

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;  

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. 

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. 

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. 

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program. 

Visit to see why Devereux is a great place to work!

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree preferred. Associates Degree or 60+ credits required, but will consider substituting three years of experience in mental health field for the academic requirement. Candidate must demonstrate two years of progressively responsible positions in a residential setting that programs for the same population (age, diagnosis, etc.).
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.
• Have a strong passion for working with and helping children and adults with special needs.
• Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children

Physical Requirements : Pre-employment physical required. Significant and frequent amounts of walking, sitting, stooping, bending & standing required. Frequent planned, outside activities causing exposure to sunlight and heat. Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. Good manual dexterity.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.