Residential Manager

Devereux•City of Kingston, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities? Are you interested in working somewhere where you KNOW you are making a difference every day? If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team! Being a Residential Manager has its Advantages. As a Residential Manager at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer: The opportunity to lead a team and manage an assigned residence. Trainings to further develop your professional skills. Paid orientation. Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year. Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings! A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieve long term goals. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Kingston, NY, this position is responsible for coordinating aspects of daily operations for their assigned residences in conjunction with the Residential Director. They will oversee compliance to OPWDD regulations in the assigned residence, as well as the daily operation and all procedural routines, including resident inventories, residence supply inventories, food inventories, recreation supplies, etc. The Residential Manager will ensure proper staffing ratio and monitor benefit use and overtime in conjunction with the Residential Director. They are responsible for ensuring staff assigned to the house receive all necessary trainings during orientation and on an annual basis. They will also need to ensure that Treatment Team and treatment planning meetings are prepared for and attended by assigned residence staff and that Treatment Team procedures are followed and implemented when necessary.

Requirements

Associates Degree or 60+ credits required, but will consider substituting three years of experience in mental health field for the academic requirement.
Two years of progressively responsible positions in a residential setting that programs for the same population (age, diagnosis, etc.).
Valid driver's license.
Flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.
Strong passion for working with and helping children and adults with special needs.
Pre-employment physical required.
Significant and frequent amounts of walking, sitting, stooping, bending & standing required.
Frequent planned, outside activities causing exposure to sunlight and heat.
Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes.
Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
Good manual dexterity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead a team and manage an assigned residence.
Coordinate aspects of daily operations for their assigned residences.
Oversee compliance to OPWDD regulations in the assigned residence.
Manage the daily operation and all procedural routines, including resident inventories, residence supply inventories, food inventories, recreation supplies, etc.
Ensure proper staffing ratio.
Monitor benefit use and overtime.
Ensure staff assigned to the house receive all necessary trainings during orientation and on an annual basis.
Ensure that Treatment Team and treatment planning meetings are prepared for and attended by assigned residence staff.
Ensure that Treatment Team procedures are followed and implemented when necessary.