Home Manager

The Home Manager essential job functions consist of, but are not limited to the following:

A. Home Manager is directly accountable to the Executive Director for the homes operation, policy and procedures.

B. Regarding Clients:
1. The Home Manager is responsible for seeing to all Client needs, including:

a. Program needs, including development of such.

b. Medical needs.

c. Financial needs.

d. Human Rights.

e. Leisure Time.

f. Maintaining accurate home records and filing.

g. Vocational Needs.

h. Structure and Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

i. Social and Community Integration.

j. Various tools and techniques to build relationships and companionships.

k. Advocate for Recipient Rights. The Home Manager is also responsible for seeing to all other Client needs as they may arise.

C. Regarding Staff:
1. The Home Manager is also responsible for seeing to staff needs including:

a. Staffing of the facility.

b. Holding regular staff meetings.

c. Seeing to vacation, sick time, insurance needs.

d. Evaluating Staff performance.

e. Training Staff in all policies and procedures.

f. Scheduling of Staff.

g. Staff time sheets and pay periods.

h. Coordinating all Staff responsibilities and/or duties.

i. Interviewing Staff / Reference checks.

j. Maintaining personnel files and training records.

k. Overseeing Staff integrating the Individual Plan of Service (IPOS) for each Resident.

l. Motivating, encouraging, and supporting Staff needs. Home Manager is also responsible for seeing to all other Staff problems and needs as they arise.

D. Regarding Home Operations:
1. The Home Manager is responsible for seeing and meeting home operational needs including:

A. Home maintenance.

B. Client records and daily contract sheets.

C. Weekly grocery shopping needs.

D. Weekly petty cash accounting.

E. Resident Personal Savings Fund Accounting.

F. Bi-Weekly pay period accounting.

G. Applying for Residential Food Stamps. The Home Manager is responsible for seeing to all other operational needs as they may arise.

E. The Home Manager is responsible for seeing to and meeting all needs that must be coordinated through their Case Manager, and the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (MORC), Training and Treatment Innovations (TTI), including:

a. All Incident and Physical Injury Reports.

b. All Client needs and program information.

c. I-Team Planning and Home reports.

d. Psychological needs.

e. Nursing and Medical needs.

f. Financial information, funds and valuables.

g. Monthly Reports to MORC / TTI.

h. Voting member of the Admissions/Discharge Committee.

i. Coordinating care between Contract Agency and/or Case Worker to oversee Residential needs.

j. Medical Needs and Financial Needs. The Home Manager is also responsible for all other information coordinated through the Macomb Oakland Regional Center and/or Training and Treatment Innovations.

F. The Home Manager is also responsible for any and all other duties as delegated by the Executive Director, and these may include corporate duties also.

H. The terms of employment, including wages, work week, overtime, etc. shall be discussed and agreed upon with the supervisor prior to employment. I. The orientation period for all Home Managers will be six months, at which time their job performance will be evaluated by the Executive Director.

Minimum qualifications for Home Manager:
A. High School Diploma or equivalent (GED), unless waived by Executive Director in writing.

B. Good physical health and a recent T.B. skin test result, before beginning employment.

C. Three Character references, one from a past employer.

D. A minimum of one year experience in human services, preferably in community services.

E. Must be 18 years of age. F. Must have valid Driver's License and reliable transportation.

G. Completion of all MORC In-Service classes, and Gentle Teaching Principles, and the ability to train others in such techniques.

H. Previous management experience is preferred but not required.

I. Home Managers must complete annually, one of the following training requirements that is relevant to the home's Admission Policy and Program Statement; 1. 16 hours of training OR 2. 6 credit hours at an accredited college or university All training must be approved by the Department of Social Services. DSS may also prescribe additional training if substantial noncompliance with the act or rules is evident.