Residential Assistant Manager

JOB TITLE: Residential Assistant Manager

Location: Somerset County

Eligibility requirements: Valid NJ Driver’s License Required Degrees, skills, or experience: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Undergraduate degree in relevant field preferred.

One year working with the Developmentally Disabled population in a community residential setting preferred.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Teach independent living skills and assist with/provide consumers with personal care.

Arrange/provide transportation for consumers. Assist consumers with recreation/inclusion, plan vacations.

Continually motivate and encourage consumers to participate in all opportunities.

Support family members; arrange for consumers home visits.

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Insurance for employee and family

Life and AD&D Insurance (Employer Paid)

Long term Disability

401k (Both Full and part time employees)

Short term Disability

FSA

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Trainings

Generous Paid PTO (Vacation) and Holidays

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Adult Services Assistant Manager

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT/STATUS: Support Staff

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT/CLASSIFICATION: Full-time

DEPARTMENT: Adult Services

JOB SUMMARY: Assist Residential Manager in administering ongoing operations and activities of the Residence. Responsibilities include staff supervision and all aspects of consumer support.

LOCATION: As per the need of the service, generally work is performed in the Residence and in other locations in the community.

Consumer Support:

1. Teach independent living skills and assist with/provide consumers with personal care.

2. Arrange/provide transportation for consumers.

3. Assist consumers with recreation/inclusion, plan vacations

4. Continually motivate and encourage consumers to participate in all opportunities.

5. Support family members; arrange for consumer home visits.

Medical

1. Administer, monitor and record medication distribution according to policy.
2. Review and ensure completion of all medical logs.
3. Coordinate all medical appointments, ensure all related documentation is accurate and complete, attend appointments needed.
4. Ensure all medical recommendations and follow up are communicated and completed in a timely fashion.
5. Relay all pertinent medical information to families, guardians, doctors, staff and work programs as needed.

Supervision/Training:

1. Coordinate/provide all necessary agency and intra-program staff trainings; provide staff with all necessary information needed to effectively carry out their job duties.
2. Ensure proper communication of all consumer issues/needs to all necessary parties, pro-actively teach/role model/guide staff on how to appropriately work with and interact with consumers, other staff, families and guardians.
3. Carry pager on rotational schedule; respond while on-call to program needs including covering open shifts.
4. Address staff concerns as needed; encourage staff to share ideas and suggestions.
5. Inform supervisor about pertinent issues.

Meetings/Functions:

1 Attend all staff meetings, chair when requested by Manager.

2. Attend/chair Manager and Supervisory Meetings as requested by Manager.

3. Coordinate/attend consumer related meetings (IHP, IDT, Case Manager,

Circle, House, Family, etc.) as requested by Manager ;ensure all necessary follow-up is completed.

Reports/Documentation:

1.. Ensure staff, training, and beeper schedules are received and posted.

2. Revised all mail and disseminate to staff and consumers as needed.

3. Complete and submit all required daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as scheduled.

4. Complete, review and maintain all logs, files in an organized anner.

Finance: (as directed by Program Manager)

1. Handle and document all financial transactions for the program account in accordance with agency and DDD policy; reconcile program

checking account monthly.

2. Handle and document all financial transactions for consumer accounts in accordance with agency and DDD policy; reconcile all consumer

account monthly.

3 Assist consumers with applying for payeeship.

Maintenance:

1. Conduct regular inspections of the program and vehicle(s); Submit Maintenance requests as needed; ensure all maintenance follow-up is

completed.

2. Ensure preventative maintenance of the program/vehicle(s) including regular vehicle service and inspections.

Other:

1 The employee must cooperate with the Licensee and Department staff in any inspection or investigation

2 Perform other duties as required by the nature of the position, or as requested by supervisor.