Home Manager - Youth Homes - Montana

General Objective - The Home Manager provides support, details, activity and program compliance for the Youth Homes' efforts in providing a quality group home setting for youth that is a quality physical and caring environment, with accurate records related to finances, cases and licensed care.

Nature and Scope of this Position
• This position reports directly to the Program Director.
• This position works closely with and receives financial direction from the Controller of the corporation.
• This position assists in development and implementation of a regular and updated annual facility and capital needs plan for the home.
• This position keeps the equipment of the facility and the facility functioning for the needs of the program.
• This position assists in providing transportation for the residents and to carry out the facility and physical care tasks of the home and program.
• This position coordinates the work of line staff within the home related to the duties of home maintenance, meals and transportation.
• This position is responsible for the ethical application of best practices in the field of emergency care and treatment of children and youth.
• This position assists with licensing and contract compliance within the home and program.
• This position keeps the financial records of the home.
• This position may be asked to do other tasks as assigned by the Program Director.
• This position does not directly supervise other staff.

Example of Tasks:
• Manage Home and Home budget.
- Purchase food and household supplies.
- Account for expenditures within "house accounts" and keep accurate fiscal records
o Submitted to fiscal staff.
o Get receipts for all expenditures
o Review home expenditure reports
- Provide input to annual house budget and corporate budget.
- Do inventory of supplies.
• Coordinate meal program.
- Make weekly menus throughout the year.
o In accordance with USDA regulations and proper nutrition.
- Coordinate food purchasing.
- Maintain USDA records for menus and food provision.
- Prepare or pre-prepare meals in support of line staff.
• Oversee condition of facility and equipment.
- Do facility equipment bidding and purchasing
- Coordinate repair work of facility, grounds and vehicle
- Notify Executive Director of any need for contracted maintenance work
- Maintain an inventory of equipment, furnishing, etc.
- Develop annual capital needs list to be submitted to Controller for approval of Executive Director and Board of Directors.
- Coordinate IT support to the home, kids and staff.
• Provide administrative assistance to Program Director.
- Organize case files
- Organize program information
• Do child care as necessary and described under "Therapeutic Youth Care Worker" description.
- Meet basic tasks of supervision, consistent team applications to program, communicate effective with residents, provide life teaching, do discipline, etc.
- Attend some resident group sessions.
- Supervise kids when...
o During emergencies during "regular days."
o In the absence of primary child care staff.
o During school hours when child is home.
o During school breaks and vacations.
o Augment primary child care staff during
• Coordinate "constructive day" plans.
- Maintain school contact and relay attendance and behavioral information to line staff.
- Get progress reports, track daily (weekly) (monthly) performance.
- Coordinate residents' employment attendance.
- Develop volunteer slots for additional constructive day placements.
- Develop day program plans.
• Assist in support for Program.
- Do some marketing and public relations.
- Make presentations to community groups on tours or in the community.
- Approach businesses for discounts and gifts in-kind in coordination with the Director of Development and development staff.
• Perform necessary administrative tasks.
- Attend regular staff meetings.
- Write reports.
- Represent Program at community meetings.
- Assist with development of program budget.
- Assist in provision of accurate program data.
- Do presentations as requested.
- Do other tasks as assigned by Program Director.

Responsibilities:
• To work as part of program team in the home and within the larger corporation.
• Coordinate with other peer home managers.
• To operate within the philosophical and administrative guidelines of the Youth Homes corporation.
• To understand and follow all applicable corporate policy, licensing requirements, contract requirements, State and Federal Laws and generally accepted professional practice.
• To operate in the best interests of the children in care.
• To give others respect, regardless of opinion, and consideration in dealings with them.
• To use the best possible judgment and the most available information and input in making program decisions.
• To be committed to a team approach to operations.
• Promotes ethnic and cultural sensitivity in all facets of the programs.

Requirements:
• Solid moral character.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalence.
• Some work experience with working high-needs children and youth.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs as needed.
• Ability to climb stairs as needed.
• Demonstrate knowledge of:
- Group care.
- Communication skills, including oral and written skills.
- Placement issues and information with children.
- The working of the various systems that touch our residents' lives and impact on their plans, including child welfare system, juvenile justice system, the children's mental health system and schools.
- Parenting skills.
- Motivation skills.
- Conflict resolution.

Wages and Benefits:
• Base salary at Grade 5 of Youth Homes' Salary Schedule.
• Employer funded leave.
- Annual and Bonus leave.
- Exceptional leave.
- Educational leave.
• Employer contributions to:
- Individual and dependent covered health insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance for the employee.
- Pension when eligible
• Available benefits to eligible employees.
- Health Savings Account.
• Available access for employee funded:
- Tax-sheltered annuity.
- Dental insurance coverage.
- Vision insurance coverage