Group Home Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you a compassionate Group Home Manager or experienced caregiver looking for your next opportunity to make a real difference? We're seeking someone passionate about managing and developing staff to ensure quality care and help our clients live their best life. If you're ready to lead a dedicated team and make a meaningful impact in operations management, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and join us in this rewarding role!

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of a single group home serving adults with developmental disabilities and other complex needs.  Duties include household management and the supervision of direct support professionals within a 24/7 residential setting.
• Works a flexible schedule to ensure visibility, staff training, and coverage across all shifts.
• Monitors and ensures the delivery of all services outlined in the Individual Support Plan to promote optimum habilitation, health care, and behavior supports as needed.
• Abides by and demonstrates the company’s Mission, Vision, and Values through both behavior and job performance on a day-to-day basis
• Ensures that the group home meets cleanliness and physical safety standards in accordance with State licensing and company operational standards
• Reviews staff time keeping daily, including approval of all time and attendance for direct support professionals. 
• Conducts staff counseling and corrective action including work improvement plans and follow-up.
• Serves as a positive role model and supports development of staff.
• Approves requests for time off while always ensuring approved staff ratios.
• Implements and oversees the provision of services to person(s) served to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being
• Develops, oversees, and posts weekly staff schedules to maintain approved staffing ratios.
• Completes Site Inspections routinely
• Attends physician appointments and completes documentation regarding  health/wellness per licensing and company standards. 
• Prepares for and participates in internal and external audits including annual licensing inspections.
• Monitors and ensures staff completion of all documentation including progress notes, data sheets, and medication administration required to ensure quality services
• Supervises staff interactions with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve enhanced quality of life
• Conducts timely performance reviews of direct support professionals.
• Maintains a work environment that supports dignity and fair treatment of staff
• Participates in employee recruitment, ensures vacancies are filled in a timely manner, and participates in all hiring and termination decisions for assigned location
• Oversees staff training and on-site orientation and maintains staff training records
• Ensure staff is properly trained on Material Data Safety Sheets for chemicals/supplies.  
• Ensures applicable Occupational Safety Health Administration compliance standards are met and all related training occurs. Documents training and compliance in accordance with ResCare and regulatory requirements
• Promotes the individuality of person(s) served by ensuring that common living areas and bedrooms are individualized to reflect the personality of the person(s) who lives there
• Implements systems for disposal, collection and storing of medical waste
• Ensures that each person served has an activity schedule developed and implemented
• Observes the implementation of client rights and coaches staff on choice issues such as possessions, use of money, and church preferences
• Responds to emergencies for person(s) served
• Participates as needed with investigations involving persons served and employees at assigned service site(s)
• Ensures timely submission of trust fund requests, receipts, and related financial documentation
• Monitors service site expenses, maintains receipts for expenses, and ensure that purchases are made according to regulatory and company standards. 

Qualifications

• One year of supervisory experience required
• Previous experience providing services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.

• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company.
• Ability to work flexible hours and locations and cover direct care shifts as necessary, provide emergency on-call support.
• Ability to use general office, household, and adaptive equipment.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail
• High school diploma/General Education Diploma and equivalent work experience of three years or residential services for individuals with disabilities.
• Valid driver’s license from state of residence with a satisfactory driving record as defined by Company vehicle policy and/or liability insurance carrier (as applicable per program requirements)