House Manager - Adult Group Home

Southeastern Integrated Care LLC•Raeford, NC

About The Position

The House Manager shall oversee the daily operations of the residential program, care of residents, and supervision of staff. House Managers shall assist in coordination of care, staffing patterns, budgets, and environments that support the treatment philosophy. House Manager shall work as part of the Program Leadership Team to provide the best care possible for the residents in the program.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a Human Services field, or a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of two years of experience in a human services setting.
Must maintain strict confidentiality.
Must possess effective communication/documentation skills.
Ability to learn and use personal computers. Work with a computer is common and the ability to understand word processing and certain spreadsheet programs is important.
Successfully complete other training as may be required or amended by company policy.
Develop organizational and communication skills that foster TEAMWORK.
Requires flexibility in scheduling and availability to adequately meet the service needs of the residents/clients/family and other team members.
Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel locally.
Must meet 10A NCAC 27G.0104
Position requires driving agency vehicles as well as transporting clients. A valid NC driver’s license, at least three years of driving with a driver’s license and clean driving record are required.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Adhere to the agency philosophy and mission statement.
Develop specific unit treatment goals for each resident in conjunction with the treatment team.
Attend treatment team meetings and coordinate care with members of resident’s team.
Develop, write, update, and implement treatment plans, monthly progress summaries, utilize assessment tools and oversee the implementation of the relationship-based philosophy in collaboration with the assigned Clinician.
Develop specific unit treatment objectives in relation to the overall treatment goals as it relates to discharge plan and return to family and community.
Communicate with each client their goals and objectives in conjunction with their treatment plan.
Ensure client’s needs for special services are addressed with the Tx Team, Program Clinician, and Case Manager
Observe client to detect indication of problems in physical and mental behavior
Assist in the coordination of all clients’ visits with the client’s assigned Clinician
Participate in weekly treatment meetings
Represent assigned units in all appropriate meetings as basic treatment goals are developed with the family, referring agencies and campus staff in order to re-evaluate, revise, and/or update during the client’s time in residential care
Assist in the establishment of individual crisis management plans for each client in their unit with documented plan made available to all treatment team staff within four (4) days of admission
Work with Operations Director on annual budget to reduce costs and spending as appropriate
Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about clients through records, tests, interviews, and professional resources to evaluate their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational and educational planning
Responsible for revising plan of care and scheduling case conferences
To be accessible to clients in crisis
Implement cottage group activities
To represent the cottage in all appropriate meetings as basic treatment goals are developed with the family referring agencies
Responsible for scheduling the client’s admissions and discharge dates in conjunction with the case manager and assigned Clinician
Attend team meetings to keep staff informed of work with individual cases
Understand the cultural diversity of clients and team members to better serve our clients’
Ability to develop mutually respectful relationships with our clients and their families
Ability to appropriately intervene to meet the needs of our clients and their families and to help our clients and their family members gain the skills and confidence to address issues and problems as they take place
Ability to work as a partner with other team members
Review applications and participate in screening and writing reports
Employ and supervise both staff and supervisors, ensuring that supervision and training is appropriately documented to remain in compliance with state and mental health policy on competency requirements
Train and develop staff and other supervisors in the program philosophy including continuous expression of the value of structure, engagement, nurture, and challenge.
Set staff goals and objectives and review and evaluate job performance
Determine work procedures and manage cottage schedules
Maintain work relations and resolve grievances
Provide supervision to supervisors and staff members; and carry out personnel action when necessary