Residential Services - Assistant Manager

Description

Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities

At Flathead Industries, we change people’s lives by providing an array of excellent services designed to meet people at their abilities. From there, we work as a team to help individuals with intellectual disabilities accomplish their life goals. We are constantly striking to improve our services and create new programs that will help advance the lives of people with disabilities. Make a positive impact on your community!

Make a difference!

Benefits:

• $23/hr starting wage
• Competitive wages
• Paid time off
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Health saving account
• Employee assistance program

We have an assistant manager opening in one of our group homes and in supported living.

SUMMARY:

This position will teach and demonstrate community living skills to consumers with developmental disabilities. Establish and maintain good working relationships with consumers, family friends and outside professionals. This person will participate in routine operations of the facility which includes assistance with meal preparation, arrangement of health care, monitor facility maintenance, cleaning, transportation and recreational opportunities. This person will provide safety training to all consumers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to maintain flexibility to work any hours requested within a 24-hour period.
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Must be capable of giving, receiving, interpreting and applying verbal and/or written instructions and directions.
• Maintain a safe environment for everyone.
• Ability to pass and maintain Flathead Industries training sequence, which includes First-Aid, CPR, MANDT(management of non-aggressive adults with disabilities), Accuflo E-Learning, Foundations, Chaperone and/or Customer service training. In addition, must obtain State mandated Medication Certification, and College of Direct Supports.
• Ability to acquire training to support individuals with special needs; and adaptive equipment, such as: wheelchairs, walkers, c-pap machines, oxygen, blood pressure machines and other specialized medical equipment.
• Ability to acquire knowledge of the habilitation process, policies and procedures for DPHHS-DDP Habilitation training, principles of community integration and normalization, and techniques of non-aversive training acquired through completion of identified sections of in-house training programs.
• Develop and maintain a positive and effective relationship with consumers, families, guardians, neighborhood businesses, representatives of public service agencies and other co-workers of Flathead Industries.
• Assist each consumer with individualized daily living skills (e.g., social & domestic) through specific instruction and positive programs. Assist with personal hygiene as needed (e.g., bathing, toileting, brushing teeth, shaving, nail clipping, dressing and overall general appearance).
• Transport and assist consumers with recreational activities, community integration and medical appointments as assigned.
• Perform or assist consumers with basic domestic duties as needed (e.g., cooking, cleaning and laundry).
• Complete and/or oversee all paperwork required by Flathead Industries, the State of Montana and the Developmental Disability Program (DDP) (e.g. completing or assisting with facility checklist, water checks, daily checklists, medication administration records, transportation logs, attendance, general event reports (GER), case notes, recreation schedules, fire drills, emergency drills, MITC etc).
• Serve as a good role model, maintain good personal boundaries with all consumers’ and co-workers and maintain professionalism at all times.
• Provide in-home and community supervision…