Adult Home Administrator

Mercy Haven is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Adult Home Administrator to join our team. As a vital member of our organization, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Adult Home, providing exceptional care and support to our residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and supervision of the Adult Home, ensuring the safety and well-being of all residents.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.
• Recruit, supervise, and train staff and volunteers to provide high-quality care and services.
• Serve as Case Manager, conducting assessments, developing personalized care plans, and monitoring resident progress.
• Act as Activities Director, organizing recreational, educational, and therapeutic activities to enhance residents' quality of life.
• Manage the resident intake process, ensuring thorough assessments and appropriate placements.
• Facilitate resident transfers and discharges, coordinating with healthcare providers and families as needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation of resident transitions and provide support to ensure continuity of care.
• Build relationships with community organizations, agencies, and service providers to offer additional resources and services to residents.
• Plan and implement community-based programs that promote social interaction and support for residents' needs.
• Serve as the primary representative of the Adult Home to the broader community, ensuring a positive public image and fostering partnerships that benefit residents.
• Engage with families, community members, and other stakeholders, addressing concerns and encouraging feedback to improve services.
• Ensure the protection of resident rights, including privacy, dignity, and autonomy.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures that safeguard residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Act as an advocate for residents, ensuring they have access to resources and are empowered to make decisions about their care.
• Establish and maintain a transparent and accessible system for residents to present grievances, complaints, or recommendations about facility operations.
• Respond promptly to resident concerns, implementing solutions that reflect respect for their voice and preferences.
• Ensure staff and volunteers receive regular training in emergency procedures, including responding to medical emergencies, fires, and natural disasters.
• Complete all necessary trainings and in-services, with a minimum of 30 hours of training per year.
• Maintain Food Manager Course Certification.
• Perform all other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Human Services related field required.
• 3 years' experience working with individuals in the human services field.
• 3 years supervisory experience in the human services field.
• Physical Requirements: Sits, stands, stoops, squats, walks, and moves intermittently during work hours, may push or pull 10-15 pounds daily, may push or pull up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• A valid NYS Driver's License in good standing.

Benefits:

• Full Benefits Package including Medical, Company-Paid Dental and Vision Single Coverage. Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for medical plan.
• Generous Paid Time Off policies, including vacation and sick time.
• Agency paid Basic Life Insurance. Supplemental Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance policies, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), 403(b) Retirement Savings.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Mercy Haven is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, religion, genetic predisposition, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, disability, or any other protected category under applicable law.

Subject to Approval from Department of Health to serve as Administrator. Subject to DOH Criminal History Review and successful completion of annual physical and PPD.