Group Home Assistant Manager

Assistant Residential Manager – Residential Services
Location: Passaic County

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: $ 21.50
About Pillar Care Continuum
Pillar Care Continuum is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities and other special needs by supporting personal growth, independence and participation in the community. Founded in 1953 to meet the needs of children with cerebral palsy and their families, Pillar Care has steadily grown and now delivers life-affirming services to infants, children, adults and their families throughout northern New Jersey through 27 program locations. Pillar Care provides specialized programs to meet a wide range of educational, therapeutic, and social needs of people with various disabilities. The agency serves over 1,650 families each year and employs 700 full- and part-time employees.

About The Opportunity
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a Residential Care Assistant/Direct Support Specialist, you'll provide compassionate support to help residents live their best lives. Your role includes assisting with daily activities such as hygiene, meals, and medication, creating a comfortable home environment, and fostering meaningful family and community connections.

Key Responsibilities
Monitors and provides direct care toward consumer well-being in the areas of medical, psychological, communication, social, recreation, ADL skills, family/community functioning, and habilitation needs and IHP plans; presents verbal and written reports for the Residence Manager.

• Ensures and accompanies consumer to medical and other related health care and needed appointments
• Supervises shift and Residential Care Assistants on shift; assists Residential Manager in providing training and supervision to staff as needed; provides new hire staff training in house
• Research, plans and accompanies consumers to programmatic activities, recreational opportunities, medical appointments or other activities
• Completes and maintains Medication Administration books and documents as needed and monthly; Completes monthly vehicle checklist and submits to the Coordinator of Transportation
• Functions as Residence Manager in manager's absence; Administers DDD and Pillar Care Continuum policies and procedures promoting health, welfare and safety of residents.
• Ensures Licensing standards are maintained, at all times; assists Manager with ensuring and conducting monthly fire drills, house and staff meeting
• Provides emergency coverage of residence or at ER in event of consumer or household emergency or incident
• Utilizes and responds appropriately per Pillar Care Continuum and DDD procedure during consumer emergencies and incidents and/or group home operational breakdown; reports on unusual incidents and utilizes emergency on call systems and procedures in a timely manner; utilizes Pillar Care Continuum and DDD incident reporting procedures as appropriate in a timely manner
• Assists Residence Manager as delegated with IHP coordination toward insuring implementation of IHP goals if applicable; assists w/ maintaining consumer record books; monthly submission of DDD attendance report and monthly reports on each consumer
• Assists Residence Manager in coordination of schedules and administration of DDD and Pillar Care Continuum policies and procedures promoting health, welfare and safety of residents; may conduct incident investigations
• Ensures that safe and reliable transportation is available to residents; may drive van or other available transportation; may escort residents to scheduled programmatic activities, recreational opportunities, medical appointments or other activities
• Interacts with family members of residents, day program staff, professional consultants, other provider agencies, DDD staff and the general public regarding specific as well as related general issues
• Completes programmatic reports including but not limited to monthly reports, attendance records, incident reports, health service referral forms, filing
• Participates in or carries out individual or Pillar Care Continuum team assignments and activities delegated by the Manager and/or Director of Residential
• Performs other related functions as required; may be asked to work in an alternate home as needed

Qualifications
Knowledge, experience and familiarity with various types of developmental disabilities in an adult population; knowledge of general practices and principles of residential services for adults with disabilities; working knowledge of statutes, rules and regulations governing the operation of a shared residential facility in New Jersey; understanding of the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities' systems and programs; knowledge of trends in the fields of disabilities and advocacy

• To successfully complete required Pillar Care Continuum and DDD core training in required period of time
• To adhere to DDD and Pillar Care Continuum policies, procedures and circulars and cooperate with Pillar Care Continuum, the Office of Licensing and the Division of Developmental Disabilities in any inspection or investigation
• To relate well to adults with disabilities
• To establish positive relationships with each individual
• To recruit, employ and supervise staff and follow Pillar Care Continuum and DDD personnel policies and practices; to maintain proper working relationships with individuals, staff, service coordinators, professional consultants, administrators, parents, guardians, sponsors and DDD staff
• To prepare and implement a budget and secure and