.Join us at Easterseals NY-Rochester for an exciting opportunity as an Assistant Manager at $24.00/hour!

Hours will be a combination of 7am-3pm and 12pm-8pm shifts.

Position Summary: 

Assist the Residential Manager with staff recruiting, training, supervision, evaluating, and monitoring of community living residences and staffed programs as assigned.

Responsibilities:

Train, supervise, evaluate and monitor staff and Intermediate Care Facilities. Establish and maintain relationships with consultants who provide therapeutic services to residents. Contact those consultants for issues that arise. Ensure compliance with state certification/licensing standards, agency policies, other governing agencies guidelines and contractual obligations. Ensure compliance with documentation requirements (daily and monthly financial reports, monthly fire drills, and other pertinent documentation). Attend client-centered conferences, team meetings, agency and staff meetings and other meetings as requested. Schedule and facilitate staff meetings that include a robust training component. Develop and monitor individual treatment plans to include scheduling and coordinating of appointments as necessary. Provide emergency on-call services in rotation with Residential Manager and other Assistant Residential Managers. Ensure participation in integrated community activities on a regular basis for all residents. Provide direct care services to assist residents in meeting all of their personal needs, which may include assisting with toileting and personal care needs when necessary. Provide services to individuals with varied behavior issues, which may include physical aggression, verbal assault, inappropriate sexual comments, gestures and/or acts. Maintain all required data relative to program goals and objectives, resident activities, incidents, etc. Provide direct, in-the-moment coaching and training to direct support professionals on best practices and trainings to implement the systems of care on behalf of served individuals. Provide ongoing, daily supervision, attention, care and support for residents in OPWDD certified homes. Maintain ongoing, cooperative communication with family members, service providers, community partners, peers, supervisors, clinical professionals and administration. Provide positive role modeling for staff and residents. Maintain AMAP certification. Ensure appropriate documentation is received, followed, documented, and passed along and follow-up is conducted post nutritional, medical, therapeutic or dental treatment. Follow through with supervisory requests and seek supervision when unclear about expectations. Participate in available training opportunities geared toward expanding knowledge of treatment methods.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field and/or Two years' experience with people with developmental disabilities. Administrative and supervisory experience preferred. Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

About Us

The mission of Easterseals New York (www.Easterseals.com/newyork) is to spread help, hope and answers. We operate programs that enable those with special needs to achieve equality, dignity, and independence in their own communities. We provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day. Easterseals has been an American Institution since 1919.

Easterseals New York joined The Fedcap Group in 2015.

 

Easterseals New York provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are an EOE employer committed to diversity.