The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter seeks House Managers to join our Residential Services Department. Responsible for the health and safety of the people we support, effective and efficient physical and social operation of the residence, and developing positive relationships with staff, neighbors, local businesses, and other service providers.

Oneida County- multiple locations, including Barneveld, Clinton, Marcy, Rome, Utica, have openings.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor each person's social, medical, and financial well-being and report all concerns to the Assistant Director. Oversee the arrangement of medical appointments with input from the RN.
• Direct supervision of staff including facilitating and attending all site visits for prospective employee candidates, providing on-site orientation for all new hires as well as ongoing training for all staff, approving time-off requests, securing coverage to ensure adequate staffing plans at all times,
• Provide oversight and guidance to the people we support with completing household tasks such as laundry, menu preparation, shopping, cooking, minor maintenance of the house and grounds to increase independence.
• Administer medications and medical treatments as prescribed by a physician when necessary. Assure that each individual's dietary and nutritional plan is followed.
• Chairs weekly staff meetings to evaluate allowable and provided services, behavioral guidelines, and medical issues relative to each individual. Review incident reports and recommendations made by the committee. Works closely with nursing personnel to establish and maintain health services. Responsible for keeping budgets as assigned, i.e., household, grocery, petty cash.
• Is responsible for the individuals' files ensuring required documentation is within the file and up to date. Ensure back files are up to date and organized for the people we support and the household files.
• Assures that evacuation and fire safety issues are addressed within the OPWDD guidelines, including assessment of evacuation capability of individuals. Establish a fire-drill schedule, participate in drills and oversee the execution and follow-up recommendations of all fire drills performed in the home.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Human Services with one to two years of experience working with the developmentally disabled. (Or)
• HSD/GED and three to five years of experience working with the developmentally disabled.
• One year of experience working as a manager in a residential setting or specialized training may be substituted for one year.
• Valid NYS Driver's License

The Arc firmly believes in and subscribes to fair employment practices and opens its facilities to every qualified person. In all employment practices, and related decisions, we are committed to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, military status, domestic violence victim status, non-job related conviction record, Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.