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About the Role

Serves as an advocate for each resident, ensuring all needs are met and rights are protected. Provides supervision, assistance, and training to Direct Care staff.

Responsibilities

• Assigns Residence Counselor and ensures Advocate responsibilities are met.
• Coordinates healthcare and appointments for individuals, providing transportation as needed.
• Ensures physician's and treatment personnel's orders are followed.
• Coordinates medication administration according to agency policy.
• Serves as on-site supervisor for individual financial accounts and spending, managing personal income.
• Maintains up-to-date records for each individual, including various reports and plans.
• Participates in the planning and development of each individual’s personal futures plan.
• Ensures emergency backup staff coverage.
• Maintains staffing schedules.
• Coordinates time off authorization and verifies timesheets.
• Conducts quality assurance reviews of systems and staff.
• Provides performance appraisals and ensures staff conformity to services rendered.
• Coordinates and ensures all required training.
• Screens and interviews applicants for residence positions, submitting recommendations.
• Plans and facilitates team meetings with Service Coordinator for effective service delivery.
• Participates in all individual movements, including referrals, admissions, placement, discharge, and fund re-determination.
• Ensures home maintenance is complete, coordinating with the Maintenance Department or securing outside services.
• Ensures individuals' nurturing needs are met, including grocery shopping and menu planning.
• Performs or assures household tasks such as meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, vehicle maintenance, clothing repair, and shopping.
• Acts as administrator on duty for the Residential Program on a rotating basis.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid NYS driver’s license.
• Must have a reliable vehicle to transport service recipients.
• Must have the ability to read, analyze, present information to groups, and solve practical problems.
• Adhere to all CDS Monarch policies and procedures.
• Adhere to the Agency Mission, Vision, Shared Values, and Customer Service Standards.
• Attend mandatory Education and Training modules as scheduled, obtains, and maintains required certifications.
• Act as a professional representative of CDS Monarch in regards to appearance, behavior, temperament, communication, language, and dress.
• Perform all other duties relevant to the position as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

• Advocacy
• Supervision
• Training
• Coordination
• Medication Administration
• Financial Management
• Record Keeping
• Personal Futures Planning
• Staff Scheduling
• Quality Assurance
• Performance Appraisals
• Interviewing
• Team Facilitation
• Home Maintenance
• Meal Planning
• Household Task Management
• Problem Solving
• Communication

Location

• Community

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• One year experience with MRDD

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology, or Human Services related field

Salary/Compensations

• The offered salary will be determined by applicant qualifications and experience, education, position specific licensing/training and departmental budgets.

About the Company

• CDS Monarch is a world-class organization that provides opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives in their community.

Equal Opportunity

• CDS Life Transitions is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• CDS Life Transitions will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
• If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us at 585-341-4600