Assistant Residential Manager

General Description

Provides assistance and support to the Residential Manager in maintaining the general operations of the assigned Catholic Charities Community Services residential setting. In the absence of the Residential manager, provides for the supervision, assistance and instruction of all staff and individuals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, instruction, and guidance to individuals in all activities of daily living.
• Assist Manager in supervision of all staff, as assigned,
• In coordination with Manager, provides orientation to new employees and ongoing training as needed.
• Ensure all aspects of medication administration are done accurately and provide medication administration as needed.
• Assess all medically related situations involving individual(s) as they occur, contact the on-call RN when necessary and assure all recommendations given by RN are properly followed.
• Monitor the residence to assure it is adequately maintained and all hazardous conditions are reported and repaired in a timely fashion.
• Participate in "on-call" on a rotating basis with Manager and other Assistant Managers, providing 24-hour accessibility.
• Respond with appropriate actions to crisis situations and medical emergencies.
• Participate in comprehensive service planning activities for each resident including concepts of integration, independence, individualization, and productivity.
• In conjunction with the Manager, maintains continuity of all individuals’ records including medical, behavioral, financial, life safety and all other plans of service.
• Arrange and/or provide transportation as needed to individuals and oversee record keeping of mileage and vehicle maintenance.
• Complete all required paperwork thoroughly and accurately.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings with residential team.
• Participate in training as needed or requested by supervisor.
• Assist the Manager in the oversight the overall budget for residence operations and assumes fiscal accountability of all expenditures.
• Assist Manager in ensuring compliance of all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and agency policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Credentials: Possesses a valid NY State Driver’s License and a Driver’s record considered acceptable by the agency and insurance carrier.

Experience: At least 1 year working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities required