Assistant Program Manager (Residential Care)

As an Assistant Program Manager, you'll work in a residential group home setting to provide the support necessary for the people we serve to achieve desired lifestyles and increased levels of independence, productivity, and social/physical integration. Additionally, you'll support the Program Manager in providing leadership, a positive work environment, and financial oversight.

Albertina Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health challenges and other social barriers to lead self-determined lives and reach their full potential. When you join Kerr, you become part of a team motivated to provide innovative and excellent programs, services and care.

All Kerr employees are required to be fully vaccinated or meet the requirements for a medical or religious exception prior to beginning work.

Join our team, get a $2,000 sign-on bonus!

Essential Duties

• Train, schedule and provide leadership to diverse staff to ensure that services for each person are delivered as defined in his/her Individual Support Plan.
• Assist your Program Manager to maintain a work environment that emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, and safety.
• Provide motivation and feedback to staff using positive communication methods.
• Demonstrate the ability and willingness to address conflict, to facilitate resolution, and to develop/model professional and positive relationships with staff.
• Routinely monitor staff training, Incident Reports, ISP goals, BSPs or other support documents.
• Participate in training sessions and meetings.
• Communicate effectively using written and spoken English.
• Demonstrate computer skills and a working knowledge of computer databases.
• Fill inwhenever necessary to ensure compliance with the staffing ratio and/or to continue to foster teamwork and mentor staff.
• Work with the Program Managerto maintain finances for each person..
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with community and governmental agencies, families, guardians, and agency support staff.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the OARs, the agencys policies/procedures and our Mission Statement.
• Assist with managing the program to stay within agency-approved budgets.
• Participate in Licensing Reviews and Self-Assessments and work with Program Manager on the Plans of Improvement.
• Interact with those we serve in a manner that demonstrates respect, enhances dignity, builds self-esteem, and empowers personal choice.

Benefits

• Paid medical, dental, and vision employee benefits
• Paid basic life & accident insurance and short- & long-term disability
• Paid internal training and career development
• 7 paid holidays and generous time off
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that provides resources for everything from mental health to pet insurance and financial counselling
• Satisfies employment requirement for student loan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF)

• One-yearexperience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or related field.
• Familiar with medication usage and side effects.
• Good math, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to make decisions in response to incidents as they arise.
• Ability to relate effectively with people served.
• Ability to meet agency driving requirements.
• Ability to lift over 25 lbs. Ability to push or pull in excess of 50 lbs.