Adult Services Group Home Manager  (Full Time)
Department: Adult Residential

Help adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Adult Services Group Home Manager Needed!

Come for a job, find a family!

The pay for this position is$21.64-$25.25/hour. Additionally, employees receive a$2.50shift differential for hours worked Friday evening through Monday morning.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career
• They will take a leadership and supervisory role in all aspects of the residential sites assigned to themand other duties listed below.
• Full time only, 11am-7pm but hours will vary based off the needs of the program.
  
• Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.
  

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in direct support with people with disabilities.
• Some supervisor or administrative experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills; good organization skills; able to work independently with good problem-solving skills.
• Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine.

+ Key Responsibilities

• Meet with each individual, family and their Program Coordinator if requested, prior to Individual Plan meeting to assess and make recommendations for the individual's goals and desires for community living and leisure for the future.
• Attend each individual's IP meeting to work with team member chosen to help him/her achieve future success.
• Work with individual and staff to achieve residential and community living goals established in the IP.
• Supervise full and part time Direct Support Professionals for assigned homes; Perform home maintenance checks to include room inspections. Coordinate routine and emergency house maintenance needs.Communicate with families as necessary to coordinate visits and ongoing connections/relationships with the people living in assigned homes.
• Participate in the hiring of new staff including interviewing and completing 90 day reviews.
• Support staff to complete initial and annual required and elective training.
• Role model appropriate professional behaviors and staff interactions and relationships.
• Take a lead role in scheduling of staff for assigned homes according to scheduling protocol.
• Evaluate staff performance annually.
• Discipline and develop corrective action plans for staff when necessary.
• Make termination of staff decisions and complete the process as needed.

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time, hours will vary based on the program.
  

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority
  

Work environment

• Group home and community setting
  

Travel requirements

• You must have a relatively clean driving record as transporting individuals may be required. We have Benedictine vehicles to use for transportation purposes. Use of your own vehicle is not required.
  

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE