Assistant Community Home Manager
About The Position
The general function of the department is to service developmentally disabled adults in a 24-hour residential setting. The primary purpose of this position is to assist the group home managers in running and maintaining group homes and to manage in the absence of any of the managers. This role involves maintaining established division policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. It also requires guarding the confidentiality of client information and providing culturally sensitive services based on knowledge of cultural diversity to accomplish quality client care. Professionalism, patience, and helpfulness are key in all interactions, with responses being timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Archway Programs standards. Cooperation with Archway Programs, Department of Human Services, and Division of Developmental Disabilities representatives during inspections and investigations is also required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- One year of experience in residential or health care.
- One year working with the developmentally disabled.
- Appointees will be required to possess a valid driver’s license only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
- Clean driving record.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Skilled at Crisis Intervention/Prevention.
- Knowledge of Archway Quality Assurance Policy and Procedure.
- Knowledge of DDD Policy and Procedures.
- Knowledge of behavior modification techniques.
- Knowledge of Licensing Standards.
- Knowledge of Human Resource/Employee Relation Issues.
- CPR, FA, and DDD pre-service within 90 days of hire.
- Any and all other trainings/ in-services as assigned by Archway Programs.
- Employee must obtain and provide certification of pre-employment physical and mantoux test at their own expense with verifies freedom from restrictions which would impair job performance and freedom from tuberculosis.
- Physical and mantoux must be completed annually thereafter at the employee’s expense.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.
Responsibilities
- Assists in planning weekly schedules for staff.
- Assists in developing, updating, monitoring, implementing and evaluating IHP.
- Actively participates, cooperates and complies with Archway Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures.
- Actively works to maintain compliance with Licensing standards, DDD Policy and Procedures and Archway Policy and Procedure.
- Assists in planning consumer shopping trips.
- Assists in planning recreational activities.
- Runs weekly consumer meetings.
- Assists in consumer fund management.
- Supports group home manager at all times in all phases of supervision, when necessary.
- Responsible to see that daily chores are performed by residents and staff.
- Performs any and all other assigned duties.
- Is on-call as required and assigned by the GH Manager or GH Coordinator.
- Assisting consumers in walking, wheelchair handling, and bathing.
Benefits
- Health insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
