Teen Boys Residential Home Manager

Full-Time $50,000 Annually + Benefits + PTO

Make a Home. Lead a Team. Change a Life.

Avidity is seeking an experienced, hands-on Residential Home Manager to lead a residential group home serving teen boys. This is more than an administrative or supervisory role. We are looking for a leader who will take ownership of the home
, someone who knows the youth, leads the staff, recognizes when something needs attention, and takes action. The Home Manager is responsible for creating a safe, structured, nurturing, and accountable environment where youth can grow, develop life skills, and prepare for adulthood.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Ongoing Training & Professional Development
• Career Growth Opportunities

• Take overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day operation of the residence.
• Maintain a consistent leadership presence and ensure expectations are followed across all shifts.
• Know the youth, their routines, personalities, strengths, behavioral needs, appointments, school expectations, and goals.
• Identify and address concerns before they escape.
• Ensure the home is clean, organized, safe, adequately supplied, and appropriately maintained.
• Maintain compliance with Avidity policies, DCF requirements, contractual expectations, and quality standards.

• Develop professional, trusting relationships with each youth.
• Be actively involved in the daily life of the home.
• Reinforce expectations, routines, responsibilities, and appropriate boundaries.
• Help youth develop accountability, problem-solving, communication, emotional regulation, and independent living skills.
• Celebrate accomplishments while providing appropriate structure and consequences.
• Participate in treatment, school, care-team, transition, and discharge-planning meetings as needed.

• Provide clear expectations, supervision, coaching, and accountability to Direct Care Staff.
• Observe staff performance and address concerns promptly.
• Monitor attendance, call-outs, scheduling, and overtime.
• Promote consistency between day, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.
• Ensure staff maintain appropriate professional boundaries and utilize approved behavioral and de-escalation practices.
• Participate in interviewing, onboarding, training, and evaluating residential staff.

Residential care operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. While the Home Manager is not expected to physically work or remain continuously available 24/7, this position carries overall leadership accountability for the home. The Home Manager must maintain awareness of significant incidents, be reasonably available for urgent consultation, follow up on overnight and weekend concerns, and participate in Avidity's established leadership/on-call structure.

This position requires flexibility beyond a traditional Monday-Friday schedule, including periodic evening, weekend, and after-hours involvement.

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, human services, education, behavioral health, criminal justice, child welfare, or a related field and/or a combination of education and substantial relevant residential experience that meets agency and applicable licensing requirements.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working with children or adolescents in residential care, foster care, behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile services, or a comparable environment.
• Demonstrated supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience managing challenging adolescent behaviors.
• Strong…