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PURPOSE:
As a key member of the Childrens Residential Services management team,
the Home Manager is responsible for monitoring all aspects of the group
home assigned, including, but not limited to, staffing, programming,
Unusual Incidents, home budget, supplies (programmatic and
environmental), and maintaining a home environment conducive to
residents growth and development. S/he provides direct supervision to
staff members to ensure that safety is observed, program implementation
occurs as scheduled, and that issues related to maintenance of the
physical plant are communicated and followed up with to maintain healthy
and safe living environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Staff Related Tasks:\
Provides administrative oversight to all staff issues including, but not
limited to, hiring, supervising, mentoring, disciplining and discharging
staff.\
Completes all annual performance appraisals in a timely manner.\
Assists with scheduling and filling shifts and monitoring payroll.\
Offers crisis and staff support as needed. Home\
Ensures that staff remains in compliance with training and driving
requirements.\
Provides regular supervision, on the job training/coaching, and feedback
to staff during and off shift as needed.\
Holds home teams meetings, at a minimum, once per month to discuss
issues pertaining to the home and the youth.\
Accountable for the completion of all shift documentation including but
not limited to Shift Summaries, Home Logs, Transportation Logs, ABC
sheets, MARs, Temperature Logs, Food Service Logs, and sign in/sign out
sheets.\
Completes ADP, LOA, and coordinates other staff related needs/issues
with HR.\
Responsible for being available to the home for front line support and
back-up in accordance with the on-call schedule.\
Participates in an on-call and on campus rotation for management of
campus (manager in charge (MIC) and Manager On Call (MOC).\
Maintains optimal relationship with DSPs working in his/her home and
develops a team approach.\
Conducts staff training as needed and/or ensures that the staff
trainings needs are met to work with the youth in the home.\
Assists in completing on the job training packets for new staff
members.\
Programming:\
Provides administrative oversight to all home activities including, but
not limited to, reviewing the daily home log, youths binders, and all
appointments for the youth living in the home.\
Prepares and maintains a routine milieu programming schedule and ensures
that staff members are following and implementing the schedule through
direct observation and random checks. Ensures that all off unplanned off
campus activities are approved by the Home Manager.\
Coordinates with the clinical therapist and case manager to implement
individual schedules in line with the milieu schedule, as clinically
appropriate.\
Ensures that ratios support schedules provided for optimal engagement
for the youth as well as the DSPs.\
Maintains accountability for staff and child whereabouts on and off
grounds.\
Collaborates closely with the clinical therapist and the case manager to
familiarize himself/herself with treatment goals for each youth in the
home and to ensure that youths treatment goals are met and that the
youth is making progress.\
Participates in meetings relevant to youths progress in treatment, as
needed.\
Coordinates with other departments to ensure that the home meets
regulatory requirements.\
Maintains optimal and professional relationships with the youth and
their family members. Maintains contact with parent/guardian when issues
with their youth arise.\
Home Environment:\
Ensures that the home maintains optimum health and safety for residents
and staff members.\
Monitors environmental needs, such as conditions of the home furniture,
play materials, cleaning supplies, bedding, appliances and reports needs
to appropriate personnel and ensures that all needs are met in a timely
manner. If problems occur, these are reported to the Assistant Director
and/or Program Administrator of Childrens Residential Services
immediately.\
Completes and monitors all corrective action plans from routine
environmental checks.\
Monitors the safety of outside play materials and play areas.\
Maintains accountability for environmental tasks, such as cleanliness of
hygiene bins, completion of laundry and tracks youths clothing by
marking each article of clothing with each youths name.\
Ensures that any and all issues with the home assigned vehicles are
reported to the appropriate department.\
Financial Responsibilities:\
Maintains financial responsibility for their home by returning the home
debit card with receipts following each purchase, requesting funds in a
timely manner, and with supporting documentation.\
Ensures that youths SSI funds are spent responsibly with the assistance
of the case manager and clinical therapist.\
Manages monthly budget by tracking revenue and expenses. Participates in
monthly financial review of his/her home.\
Attends department meetings and other meetings as required by
supervisors.\
Home Manager is on call 24
