Residential Group Home Manager

Come Join the Team and Help Change Lives!

Who We Are

Changing Lives at Home is a community-based environment where our team strives to rebuild hope and encourage better life experiences for the children and adults who are faced with unimaginable difficulties within the areas we serve. We rebuild hope with holistic community-based rehabilitation services and a seamless system of mental and behavioral health care that is responsive to the social, psychological, cultural, and biological needs of all individuals and families. 

Changing Lives at Home has an immediate opening for a full-time Residential Group Home House Manager to oversee our residential group home for youth in Baltimore.

The Group Home Manager is responsible for managing the overall operations of the home, including but not limited to daily staffing, performance management, youth programming, training and budgeting, scheduling and assisting with direct care as needed. Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the Direct Care Staff/Team, 
• Provide support, supervision and oversight to the GH Supervisor and direct care staff
• Managing staff members who work in the home, including hiring, training, scheduling shifts, and evaluating performance
• Ensure documentation of incident reporting and submit them to Executive Director/designee, placement agencies, etc. as necessary
• Coordinating opportunities for residents to engage in community outreach activities such as volunteering or helping with special events 
• Monitoring residents’ physical and mental health through daily check-ins and interactions with staff
• Providing residents with support in their academic studies or vocational training through one-on-one counseling sessions or group workshops
• Assisting residents with life skills and basic needs such as bathing and grooming
• Coordinating with other staff members to ensure that resident needs are met
• Reviewing residents’ individualized plans to ensure they are effective
  
• Ensure proper training and onboarding of staff
• Organize and facilitate at minimum monthly staff meetings,
• Lead meetings with parents/guardians, teachers and/or work programs, and case managers, etc.
• Assist with the development, implementation and making recommendations to the Leadership team 
• Assist in writing behavioral programming with as applicable per youth
• Completion of youth services and documentation in compliance with licensing standards/regulations 
• Coordination and/or attending medical, dental, mental health appointments, etc. for youth
• Develop and connect with community resources to ensure successful community integration
• Oversight of youth allowances and budgeting 
• Ensure the home has adequate provisions for household supplies, groceries, etc
• Prepare and complete regular compliance reports for group home
• Complete bi-weekly scheduling and coordinate to fill open positions as needed
• Other duties as needed

The Group Home Manager Skills:

Group home managers need the following skills in order to be successful:

Leadership: Leadership is the ability to motivate and inspire others to work together to achieve a common goal. Group home managers use their leadership skills to manage their team and ensure they complete their daily tasks. They also use leadership to ensure their team members feel valued and respected.

Communication: Communication is the act of conveying information to others. Group home managers use communication skills to convey information to their team members, youth and leadership. They also use communication skills to listen to feedback from their team members and youth.

Time management: Time management is another skill that can be useful for group home managers. This is because they often have many responsibilities to complete in a day and may need to prioritize their tasks. For example, a group home manager may need to prepare meals for their group members, ensure that the group members are attending their scheduled appointments and complete paperwork for the group home. A group home manager with good time management skills can ensure that they complete all of their tasks in a timely manner.

Problem-solving: Problem-solving skills allow you to identify and resolve issues that may arise in a group home. You may use problem-solving skills to help you and your team develop solutions to challenges that affect the home’s operations, such as a lack of resources or a behavioral issue among one of the home’s residents. You can also use problem-solving skills to identify and address issues that may affect the home’s residents, such as a medical emergency or a family emergency that requires a resident to leave the home.

Schedule: Full Time - 40 Hours/week, On-Call Responsibilities (Occasionally as needed)

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older with a High School Diploma or GED
• Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record
• The ability to pass a CPS background check through DHS
• A willingness to work hard and a desire to help others
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Basic computer skills
• At least 2 years of prior group home experience and at least 1 year of management & scheduling experience

License/Certification:

• CPR and First aid Certification (Required)
• RCYCP Certification (Required Within 180 days of being hired)
• Certified Medication Technician (Preferred)

Benefits:

• Health: CLHMH offers cafeteria benefits; with cafeteria benefits we will pay $100/month towards the cost of your monthly health insurance bill. For example, if your monthly health insurance is $300/month, we will pay $100/month, and you are responsible for the remaining $200/month. A monthly paid invoice has to be submitted to receive the company’s contribution. You can visit healthcare.gov to select an insurance provider. 
• IRA: After 2 years of full-time employment, the company will contribute 3%.
• Aflac: Supplemental insurance.
• Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.