Description

The Group Home Manager oversees the daily operations of assigned group homes at The Arc of Central Alabama, ensuring a safe, supportive, and person-centered environment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This role supervises staff and residents, develops individual service plans, manages facilities, and coordinates community outings, fostering meaningful relationships and promoting resident well-being. By maintaining compliance with regulations and performing administrative tasks, the Group Home Manager supports The Arc's mission of empowerment and inclusion.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversee the daily operations of assigned group homes, ensuring overall health, safety, and development of residents.
• Create meaningful relationships with individuals served and implement person-centered support plans.
• Develop and implement individual service plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Supervise all functions of the group home, including staff performance and resident care.
• Schedule staff shifts and approve earned time, ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts.
• Schedule and participate in various community outings with residents to promote engagement.
• Maintain group home facilities, ensuring cleanliness, safety, and functionality, and perform necessary administrative tasks.
• Transport individuals served to appointments and community activities, ensuring safe and reliable travel.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Residential Coordinator or leadership.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in human services or related field is preferred or H.S. Diploma/GED equivalency with demonstrated expertise in working with individuals with mental retardation and/or other intellectual disabilities in an equivalent combination of experience and training is acceptable. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational competence required. Supervisory experience preferred. Reliable transportation and valid Alabama driver's license required and must be insurable by the agency insurance.

Essential Functions:

Serve as case manager for all residents in the group home and/or SCLH.

Complete behavior assessments, incident reports, activity notes, seizure records, and daily log book entries as needed.

Complete assessments on clients.

Participate in habilitation team meetings/special call meetings.

Collect/record data on clients' training objectives.

Prepare monthly progress reports.

Serve as advocate for clients' rights/needs.

Prepare and implement staff schedule, ensuring adequate coverage of the home at all times.

Supervise all full and part-time Training Technicians and Lead Specialists to ensure proper care provided to consumers.

Train/monitor staff as needed.

Advise and review time reports and time sheets for accuracy.

Monitor and approve earned time forms for staff.

Prepare and conduct performance reviews of staff.

Suggest and recommend change of status of staff.

Conduct staff counselings and terminations as needed.

Ensure that assistance is provided to consumers concerning their hygiene/self-care needs, including toileting, bathing, dressing, and feeding.

Maintain medication records, ensuring that medications are properly stored and administered.

Ensure medical requests are completed for consumers' medical and dental needs in a timely manner.

Provide and monitor care of consumers that have special medical needs.

Maintain active contact with consumers' families or other representatives.

Manage consumer expenditures in accordance with Arc Policies and Procedures.

Determine and schedule planned activities on a monthly basis and submit to supervisor.

Assure proper upkeep of the home in regards to cleanliness and safety.

Plan menus in accordance with the needs of the residents served, maintaining sufficient food supply in the home, ensuring planned menus provide for any consumer having a special diet/medical concerns.

Purchase and maintain household equipment and training items, appliances, recreational equipment, and other such items.

Plan and conduct routine fire, tornado, and severe weather drills and ensure rules and safety precautions are followed.

Attend in-service and workshops as assigned.

Miscellaneous

All other duties assigned

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software and Hardware:

Office phone system, computer, fax machine, copier, scanner.

Electronic documentation systems (e.g., Therap) for person-centered plans and progress notes.

Protective Equipment Required:

Some duties may require protective gloves

Summary

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