Description

Mercy Home for Children is recruiting for a Household Manager for the Brooklyn Residential Program assisting the Residence Manager in providing care and guidance to the individuals that live in our Residential Program. You will be responsible for representing the agency in a positive light abiding by our mission and core values.

Position Responsibilities:

· Ensure that adequate, appropriate and seasonal clothing is available for each individual in the residence.

· Review Res Hab Plans to assure billing compliance standards.

· Ensure that communication log is being used and read by staff; convey information from the log to management and/or administration.

· Oversee purchasing supplies, food, clothing and inventories of such. 

· Responsible for managing/safeguarding monies delegated to them.

· Responsible to oversee and safeguard food stamp card in accordance with agency procedure.

· Ensure that goal/res hab/medical data is collected daily.

· Ensure that residents are given consistent and ample opportunities to participate in household chores and the maintenance of personal belongings.

· Transport and accompany residents to clinic appointments, as necessary.

· Assist direct support professionals in supporting and supervising residents.

· Participate as a member of the residential management team.

· Act in a supervisory capacity in the absence of Residence Manager, Assistant Manager.

· Assist with day to day scheduling in conjunction with Resident Management to assure consistency of care of individuals.

· Attend and participate in scheduled training classes, meetings and conferences.

· Implement daily schedules, including all routines and life skills activities as directed by supervisor or written in the plan. 

· Encourage self-advocacy or to advocate as needed for the individuals.

· Coordinate, schedule and conduct fire drills in conjunction with management team.

Perform other duties as assigned by the program.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to bend, climb stairs, crouch/squat, kneel, reach with hands and arms, twist, walk, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items of a reasonable weight. 

Requirements

 Role Qualifications:

Minimum 2 years experience working with the intellectually disabled population in a residential setting.

High School Diploma/GED, Associates Degree Preferred.

Strong supervisory skills; excellent interpersonal & communication skills.

Valid and Unrestricted NYS Driver’s License.

The work schedule does requires flexibility to handle emergencies that may arise in the program.

To schedule a virtual interview to learn more about what Mercy Home for Children has to offer, please forward resume to:

mjenkins@mercyhomeny.org