Assistant House Manager

Move up the ladder in your career with LARC!

Assistant Home Managers Needed! Starting pay $21.99 per hour. 

We offer excellent benefits which include 3 weeks' vacation in the first year. Our health insurance is unparalleled! There is NO deductible on most services and employees can pay as little as$30.38 per pay period!

The Arc of Litchfield County, Inc. (Larc), is seeking professional, kind, caring, creative, and energetic Assistant House Managers to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full and happy lives. Spend your days positively enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing support in every aspect of their lives.

Whether it is a vocational/day program, or a home setting (group home and in-home setting), you can make a difference. Create fun and innovative activities to share with supported individuals. The DSP position is hands-on. You will provide personal care including personal hygiene, food preparation, transportation, and recreational activities, such as going to the movies, shopping, concerts, dining out, etc. All at no cost to you, you get paid to help the people you support HAVE FUN!

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the House Manager with interviewing, hiring and training employees.  Planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems with consultation of the House manager.

We offer competitive pay and generous benefits, including

• 12 Paid holidays.
• 15 Paid vacation days in the first year to start.
• 9 Paid sick days per year.
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company contribution.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending reimbursement accounts.

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• The Assistant Manager shall have a minimum of an associate degree and 2-years manager/leadership experience with 1-year on the job experience OR at least 3-years leadership/managerial experience with at least 2-years of on the job experience OR at least 5-years on the job experience in a group home setting.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule; including at different sites and programs as needed. 
• Ability to maintain assigned work hours.
• Must maintain all LARC required and State mandated training certifications and re-certifications. (Must coordinate with manager in a timely manner as re-certifications come due to avoid lapses in certifications.)
• Must be able to become med certified.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The Assistant Manager shall have essential physical skills: be able to run, squat, stoop/bend, kneel, climb stairs, be able to lift at least 50 pounds (or ¼ own body weight), push/pull against potential resistance, and be able to implement non-physical and physical interventions and CPR with individuals supported when needed.
• The Assistant Manager shall have adequate vision, reading, writing, and documentation skills, and hearing to perform the essential functions of the job.
• The Assistant Manager must have sufficient endurance to perform tasks over long periods of time.
• The Assistant Manager will be engaged in speaking, sitting, walking, driving, listening, and in communicating both orally and in writing while performing his or her duties.
• The employee must be able to listen and respond to questions and instructions.

Keywords: CNA,PCA, personal care attendant, group home; direct care; direct support; direct support professional; DSP; nonprofit; non-profit; not for profit; health care; healthcare; human service; human services; social service; social services; disability; disabled; developmental; intellectual; ID; DD; developmentally; DDS; mental health; cerebral palsy; autism; autistic; community living arrangement; special needs; medical needs; behavioral needs; behavior challenges; wheelchair; adaptive; habilitative; program plans; DDS, compassion, Assistant, Management.

The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

LARC is an equal employment/affirmative action employer that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.

LARC is a drug-free workplace. Testing for illegal substance use is a pre-employment requirement