Assistant Residence Manager

Community Living Corporation is a nonprofit organization that provides residential and day services to developmentally disabled adults in Northern Westchester County. Community Living Corporation is seeking an Assistant Residence Manger to join our team!

The 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 we serve. This includes the supervision of general housekeeping and personal maintenance, assisting with and purchasing of food and supplies and oversight of residential maintenance daily.

· 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 consumers 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.

· Run and submit monthly fire drills

· Return internal survey report to the Risk Management Coordinator.

· Complete and submit monthly checklists to their Residential Director who will review and then submit the checklists to the Risk Management Coordinator.

· Available for emergency situations, crisis intervention, staff absence, etc.

· Plan and chair staff meetings and consumer 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 (ie- Choking I and II, Vehicle Safety, Fire Safety)

· When necessary, in conjunction with his/her own case load, to supervise and monitor consumers 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 consumers and/or staff members. Ability to identify appropriate resources to ensure corrective action.

· Ability to assist in staffing of all regions

* Signing Bonus up to $1000.00 (*Full-Time Employees - $500.00 upon hire and $500.00 upon completion of a probationary period and required trainings.)

* Full-Time Employee Health Insurance Paid in Full

It is the policy of Community Living Corporation (CLC) to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, CLC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.