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Residential Program Manager
(Group Home Administrator)
Residential
May 2014
Full Time
Exempt
At-Will
Social Services Director
Residential /
Administration
House Supervisors/Facility
Managers
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY
Oversee everyday functioning of the Residential Group Home Program. Responsible for
employee support, achieving positive outcomes, consumer satisfaction, community care
licensing compliance and financial health. The Residential Program Manager will
monitor and supervise House Supervisors, Facility Managers (as needed) and interns
along with having ongoing collaboration contacts with other public and private agencies.
The Group Home Administrator main job duties are the following:
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Responsible for training, evaluating and directing the work of the Group Home
Supervisors, Social Workers/Clinicians and Facility Managers.
Ensures that the Group Home Supervisors are resourced with a professional
development plans that promotes continuous personal and professional growth.
Ensures that the Group Homes are in compliance with Title 22 regulations and
CARF national accreditation standards.
Review and approve all Special Incident Reports and submit to CCL.
Ensures that the Group Homes are properly resourced and supported so that
clients receive quality treatment services within a safe and healthy residential
environment.
Ensures that the YFC group home staffing pattern meets the RCL point criteria
for a level 12 rating.
Responsible for collaboration with the YFC Human Resource and Business
Department to ensure that proper documentation is kept that indicates the group
Homes are maintaining the needed RCL points for a Level 12 rating.
Provide leadership and guidance in a collaborative working relationship with
Group Home Supervisors that result in pro-active treatment milieus.
Works closely with the Social Services Director, Group Home Supervisors and
Social Work staff in maintaining full house occupancy.
Works closely with the Group Home Social Worker, Group Home Supervisor
and social work staff in coordinating all group home intakes and discharges
Serves as the local educational program liaison in working with School Districts.
Responsible for all hiring and training of new staff to ensure full coverage in
each house.
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Ensures that there is an emergency on-call system that responds to after hour’s
crisis in a safe and timely manner.
Obtain CA certification as Group Home Administrator and maintain all required
CEU’s.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Group Home Administrator essential duties and responsibilities are the
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Monitoring of group home budget and expenditure.
Monitoring maintenance of group home properties.
Monitor safety program.
Monitors the compliance of program operations to governing regulatory
standards.
Conduct weekly supervisory meetings
Serves as program liaison with referring agencies and program staff
primarily during the client intake and discharge phase.
Works closely with Intensive Program Services Director and key group
home staff in the recruitment, appointment, evaluation, promotion and
discharge of employees
Schedule work assignments as needed and certify staff time cards.
Delegates’ authority to group home staff members as needed in order to
insure effective program operations.
Works closely with the Social Services Director and key group home staff in
responding to Community Care Licensing investigations and oversight.
Ensures that staffs first aid, CPR, and water safety certificates are up to date
and in compliance with governing regulations.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties
and responsibilities to this job at any time.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
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Group Home Administrator Certificate preferred.
Bachelors college degree preferred, (preferably in a related behavioral science
field)
Three years of supervisory experience.
Meet the requirements of a Facility Manager and at least one-year experience in
that position.
Three years experience working with children in a residential setting.
Shall be at least 21 years of age
Meet the Health and Safety Code Section 1522.4(a) (in good health, TB Test and
a pre-employment physical.
Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
Ability to become competent in implementing YFC’s philosophy, policies and
procedures to best meet the treatment needs of the client population.
SKILLS:
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Patient
Flexible
Self-Starter
Creative
Good Communication Skills
Team Player
Ability to Grow & Learn
TRANSPORTATION:
If use of your personal vehicle is necessary for Youth for Change business, you will be
responsible for keeping a mileage record and submitting it to your supervisor for
reimbursement. Proof of current liability insurance on your personal vehicle must be
provided at time of employment and when it expires. Personal vehicle insurance is the
primary coverage in case you are in an accident in your vehicle while on business for
YFC. Since you will be transporting children in your vehicle, it must be well maintained.
For the transportation policy please see the policy and procedures manual of the agency
handbook.
LANGUAGE ABILITY:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in oneon-one and in small group situations to co-worker, vendors, and employees of the
organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in
written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete
variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
The following lists physical demands an employee will perform on a regular basis:
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Sitting (Documenting in files & helping with homework, etc.)
Handwriting (Documenting in files & helping with homework, etc.)
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Bending Neck
Standing
Driving (To school, doctors, special outings, etc.)
Walking
Reading
Talking and/or hearing
Lifting Weight (Average 15lbs.)
Stoop, kneel crouch or crawl (House cleaning)
Reach with hands and arms
Twisting Neck & Waist
The following lists physical demands an employee may perform on an occasional basis:
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On the phone
Pushing & Pulling
Special activities with child/youth may include:
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Walking on uneven ground
Running
Skipping
Swimming
Dancing
Hiking
Climbing
Skiing (water/snow)
Biking
Skate Boarding
Fishing
Camping
Fundraising
Duties are performed inside with climate control, outdoor environment with varied
weather conditions (depending on season) and in or near water.
This position regularly requires being able to work at close vision (clear vision at 20
inches or less) and to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp
focus), distance vision (clear at more than 20 feet), peripheral vision (ability to observe
an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a
given point.) and depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances
and spatial relationships) are needed.
The typical noise level in the work environment of this position is of moderate notice.
On occasion, you may be subjected to a loud noise level.
WORK ENVIRONMENT – SOCIAL
Employee shall work in a non-hostile work environment. This is, the employee is
expected not to engage in any activity that unreasonably interferes with performance of
any other employee, such as sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination or any other
behavior unduly demeans or intimidates another employee.
As an essential function of this position, the employee must be able to handle levels of
stress satisfactorily and be congenial with other employees, clients, family, visitors, care
providers and vendors at all times.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT
Any offer of employment is contingent upon taking and passing a health screening /TB
test (within 7 days or provide documentation of last test performed within 6 months).
The examination assesses a candidate’s ability to meet the physical demands of the
position with or without accommodation in accordance with applicable statues for
applicants with disabilities. You must have current C.P.R. and First Aid Certification or
schedule to take certification within the first 30-days from date of hire. Any offer of
employment is also continent upon taking and successfully passing a criminal
background investigation (fingerprinting/live scan); the guidelines set forth by the
Department of Justice in accordance with being connected to an agency whose clients are
children. Any offer of employment is also contingent upon having a clean DMV record
and providing said record and receiving good and valid reports on reference checks.
Applicants, who refuse to submit to testing or who do not pass all tests or provide
required documents, will not be hired or retained in employment.
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