Assistant Community Home Manager

ARCHWAY PROGRAMS INC•Atco, NJ

11d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The general function of the department: To service developmentally disabled adults in a 24-hour residential setting. The primary purpose of this position: Assists the group home managers in running and maintaining group homes and manages in the absence of any of the managers. Specific duties and responsibilities Maintains established division policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Guards the confidentiality of client information from both outside persons and Archway Program employees that do not require this information to perform their job duties. Provide culturally sensitive services that are based on knowledge of cultural diversity to accomplish quality client care. Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience, and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Archway Programs standards. Cooperate fully with Archway Programs, Department of Human Services, and Division of Developmental Disabilities representatives in any and all inspections and/ or investigations. Examples of Work: Note: The examples of work listed below are for illustrative purposes only. The Assistant Manager may not perform all duties listed. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Requirements

Minimum educational requirements: high school diploma or GED required bachelor’s degree – preferred
Minimum experience required: one year- residential or health care other - One year working with 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. 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. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
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

Responsibilities

Assists in planning weekly schedules for staff.
Assists in developing, updating, monitoring, implementing and evaluating IHP.
Actively participates, cooperates an 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