House Manager (Residential Specialist)
Company: Center for Developmentally Disabled
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST - $52K
Exempt with a $5,000 Sign-on Bonus
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objective
Oversees residences to assure they are comfortable, safe, clean and
an orderly habilitative environment. Schedules staff, consultants,
transportation, service-related events, medical appointments and
communicates with support coordinators at regional offices and/or
targeted case management entities.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Responsible for medical appointments by scheduling and
transporting individuals (physical, dental, eye examinations,
laboratory work, etc.). The RS may work with the Lead DSP to
complete appointments but is ultimately responsible for ensuring
they occur timely and are documented and followed up on.;
- Ensures all medication changes are clearly documented in,
Therap on-line records, Physician Orders, and MAR;
- Sets up MARs monthly and checks for accuracy, keeping all staff
and the pharmacy informed of changes;
- Ensures all significant medical updates are communicated to the
individual's team including QA Director, agency RN and Service
Coordinator;
- Obtains medical treatment for illnesses or injuries in a timely
manner;
- Comments on action taken to resolve monthly directive items
received from Program Specialist and submits comments back to PS by
the first day of the month;
- Supports PS, as needed, with completing HIPS/APTS in accordance
with required timelines and communicates progress to Program
Specialist;
- Is prepared to attend monthly service monitoring conducted by
the TCM as needed;
- Submits information for event reports to PS;
- Group home RSs complete CIST notes as required;
- Ensures emergency drills are completed as required;
- Review "high" shift notes in Therap daily to be aware of things
needing addressed at locations and ensure those things are
addressed;
- Visits assigned locations at least once a week, or more often
as needed, to check accuracy of MAR, medical documentation,
financial ledgers, status of food in the home and other general
health and safety functions in the home and for individuals;
filling out the Site Visit form once a week;
- Communicates daily with all staff to provide consistency in
addressing each individual's needs;
- Attends Annual PCP meetings with individuals to act as an
advocate for their needs, wants, and desires;
- Ensure all staff read and acknowledge individuals' annual
plans;
- Supervises and schedules sufficient staff to maintain required
staffing ratios; turning in variance reports (for ISL's only) as
necessary;
- Responsible for ensuring all staff scheduled for shifts are
current with delegations, skills trainings and all other trainings
according to CDD's policies;
- Process staff occurrences (absences and incidents of
tardiness);
- Documents staff attendance and leave time; reviews electronic
timekeeping records for accuracy and approves hours
worked;
- Is responsible for disciplinary matters related to policy and
procedure violations for their subordinates;
- Submits staff evaluations in a timely manner;
- Maintains effective working relationships with supervisor and
peers;
- Works with Program Specialist to ensure monthly in-home staff
meetings are conducted;
- Has on-call responsibility which may include filling in to work
shifts in the absence of a DSP, altering schedule as necessary to
meet individual needs;
- Requests weekly household, individual funds, house petty cash
funds; plans and maintains menus; orders and purchases food and
household supplies; replaces worn items, ensuring adequate supplies
are available to operate the home. The RS may work with the Lead
DSP on these items but is ultimately responsible to ensure they are
completed.;
- Oversees individual money expenditures and maintains required
records at the home;
- Makes adjustments in household budget and spending as directed
by the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Program Officer or Chief
Executive Officer;
- Schedules maintenance and oversees the site implementation of
the agency's Physical Facilities and Safety Policy; inspects all
areas of the facility daily, maintaining adequate housecleaning
standards, and entering maintenance and repairs in to the
electronic system and notifying maintenance directly for emergency
maintenance repairs;
- Ensures safe and continuous operations of assigned vehicles,
e.g. schedules maintenance and repairs as needed, reports needed
repairs, accidents, and traffic violations; ensure that the van is
available for a monthly inspection;
- Schedules vans for transportation needs;
- Provides companionship, emotional support, crisis intervention
and behavioral counseling to individuals;
- Monitors personal appearance of individuals
Center for Developmentally Disabled (CDD) is a private,
not-for-profit corporation founded in 1972 serving adults and
children with developmental and intellectual disabilities within
the greater Kansas City, MO area. CDD provides residential care
services, employment services, day habilitation to adults, and a
private school for students who are referred through the Kansas
City Missouri area.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected
veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Compensation details: 23.73-23.73 Hourly
WagePIab3d296cb1f3-31181-32763530
Keywords: Center for Developmentally Disabled, Kansas City , House Manager (Residential Specialist), Executive , Kansas City, Kansas
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