Residence Manager needed in Brooklyn!
Full time position! PURPOSE:
The Mishkon Division provides supports and services in a healthy and safe environment for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities living in residential programs and in community settings. Our core values are to provide a healthy and safe environment that promotes person centered planning, community integration, and close collaboration with families and the community. This is all accomplished through an Orthodox Jewish lens, and with an understanding that staff, at all levels of the division, is the determining factor in achieving positive outcomes for our clients.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Residence Manager is responsible for the smooth operation of the Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) or Individualized Residential Alternative (IRA) serving adults with developmental disabilities. Reporting to the Director of Residential Services, the Residence Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the program in line with the OPWDD regulations and Director's instructions and ensures consistent and appropriate program coverage.
Responsibilities

• Provides on-going training, supervision, and direction to the direct support, clerical, support and maintenance staff. Responsible for ensuring appropriate supervisory feedback to staff including regular performance evaluations.
• Ensures appropriate program coverage by staff, including the scheduling of necessary overtime and utilization of per-diem staff. Key player in the recruitment process for new staff (direct support, clerical, support and maintenance), participates in interviews and provides feedback to all necessary parties regarding candidate selection.
• Provides on-site supervision and oversight of staff, including a minimum of one early morning and one late evening site observation per week.
• Responsible for the programming and scheduling of daily activities, excursions and trips for individuals as well as ensuring that Sabbath programing and religious practices and customs are observed.
• Responsible for the coordination and observation of monthly fire drills.
• Maintains regular communication with parents, families or guardians of the individuals.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all state and federally mandated requirements pertaining to the program (OPWDD, OSHA, COA, Medicaid, etc.).
• Oversees the program's day-to-day work flow procedures, including tasks such as billing, recruitment, e-PAF processing, Requests to Hire (RTHs), petty cash, personal allowance, etc.
• Committed to be on-call to ensure appropriate coverage in the facility and to provide guidance in emergency. May be required to be on-call in order to provide emergency coverage in the event of a serious staff shortage. The on-call responsibility requires to return phone calls within 20 minutes, from the time they were received. This responsibility takes place on weekends and holidays, unless proper, approved accommodations were granted, or ongoing religious exemptions were granted in writing.
• Responsible for overseeing all physical plant issues.
• Collaborates with the internal quality assurance team to implement recommendations.
• Participates in unannounced and announced state audits.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team e.g., behavior interventions specialist/qualified behavior specialist, nurse, day programs' administrators and additional medical and clinical providers to monitor the wellbeing of residents and enhance their lives.
• Promotes the individual's choice and preferences in accordance to the agency and state's regulations and within the individuals' constituencies and abilities.
• Knowledge in Jewish culture and customs.
• Reviewing monthly valued outcome goals.
• Submitting monthly valued outcome goals.
• Providing assistance in managing the individual's behaviors, facilitating a positive, respectful work environment.
• Responsible for following compliance guidelines and participating in the investigation process.
• Responsible for all work surrounding investigations/incidents and incident management including collecting and uploading data in the Alltrac system.
• Responsible for entering notes and reviewing individual's information on the HER.
• Attend monthly managerial meetings, participating in monthly IDT meetings, covering for other managers/residencies as needed, conducting monthly staff meeting.
• Works in tandem with HR department and Director of Residential regarding all disciplinary actions involving staff.
• Other duties assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum education level of an Associate's Degree in Human Services Required. Minimum of three (3) years working with the IDD Population as well as one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Familiarity with Orthodox Jewish Practices preferred.
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom)

For more information and to apply, please contact Howard NewmanAccount Manager, Bond Health Staffing 5824 12th AvenueBrooklyn, NY, 11219Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204Fax: 1-718-302-0070Howard@bondhealthstaffing.com