Residential Manager

DESCRIPTION

A.    Purpose and Scope of Position

This position provides overall supervision of a group home and staff working at your location.

B.    Responsibilities

    All aspects of staff scheduling and supervision, staff training, proper implementation of all individual programs, provision of a safe, sanitary home environment, sufficient supplies for home operation, all aspects of food services, home and personal inventory, all aspects of medication administration, proper maintenance of the home and yard area, operating within budget and other duties as assigned by supervisor within the scope of the position.  Perform all work in a safe manner. Punctuality is an essential job expectation.

    THERAP proficiencies, including but not limited to S-Comms: T-logs (new & view, search, edit); ISP Data (enter, search, monitor/check validity, edit); Health tracking (new, search data, search appointments, enter/change medications, review, reports, edit); Attendance (enter, approve, search & edit); Ger’s (new, review); use of “staff changes” user group.

Assist people to choose where and with whom they live.

Provide necessary supports for people to have intimate relationships in their lives.

Actively solicit people’s opinions about their services and supports.

Assist people to build personal support networks.

Assure people choose their daily routine based on their individual, identities, preferences and desires.

Assure people have time, space, and opportunity for privacy.

Modify or adapt living environments to meet people’s needs.

Assist people to participate in the life of the community, through interaction with other members of the community.

Assist people to perform different social roles.

Support people to have friendships.

Ensure people are safe.

Ensure people are free from abuse and neglect.

Assist people to understand/exercise their rights.

 Ensure no individual right is informally restricted.

C.    Organizational Relationships

Supervised by the Location Program Coordinator

III.  REQUIREMENTS

High School or equivalent

A.    Technical

Good verbal and written communication skills

Strong leadership skills and professionalism

B.    Experience

Prior supervisory experience preferred but not required.

IV.  PARAMETERS

Agency Policy, Quality Measures 2005, and Title XIX.  Our mission is “Opportunity Foundation is passionately committed to providing a full spectrum of individualized supports and services for people.”  Our vision is “People experiencing all that life has to offer.”  Our guiding principle is “People must participate in every aspect of their lives, to the maximum extent, all of the time.”