Help children and adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Residential Coordinator Needed!

Pay starting at $20.02/ hour.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career!
  
• Full Time: Monday - Friday 11a-7p
• Job Location: Ridgely, MD.

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services or related field plus 3 years of experience in the area of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities required; OR Associate degree plus 5 years of experience as noted above required.
• Prior experience working with the individuals aged 5-21 with developmental disabilities required.
• Must have at least three (3) years of staff supervisory experience.

+ Key Responsibilities

• • Supervise full and part time Residential Direct Service Providers (DSP) and Shift Supervisors for assigned suites/ homes;
  • Schedule staff for assigned suites/ homes.
  • Hire staff as needed to meet optimal staffing levels.
  • Monitor new hire training and performance.
  • Complete 90-day performance evaluations for new hires, and annual performance evaluations for residential care providers.
  • Manage on-going employee performance, including staff disciplinary actions with corrective action plans, suspension, and/ or termination of employment when necessary.
  • Role model appropriate social behaviors and relationships.
  • Identify staff training needs and coordinate activities to build skills.
  • Conduct routine meetings with staff.
  • Manage the overall cleanliness, organization, and quality of physical facilities for assigned areas.
  • Conduct routine audits of assigned areas, and student’s rooms, and take corrective action as necessary.
  • Collaborate with Residential Case Manager or AW Coordinator for all students in assigned suites/ homes;
  • Participate in drafting and implementing residential goals as part of the student’s annual service plans.
  • Collaborate with school staff on individual student needs, progress, and plans of action.
  • Review logs and data sheets with staff and plan appropriate actions to ensure student success.
  • Write quarterly progress reports for students that are related to student data.
  • Oversee implementation of behavioral plan when necessary.
  • Assist with programming for students in assigned areas identified as “365”.
  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with parents
  • Communicate with parents on a regular basis.
  • Return phone calls or emails within 24 hours.
  • Investigate all parent concerns/ complaints and take appropriate action to resolve any issues.
  • Inform Residential Administrator of all parent concerns.
  • Facilitate monthly dorm newsletter for parents for assigned dorms/ homes.
  
  

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time, Monday - Friday 11a-7p

Overtime expectations

• This is an exempt level position.

Work environment

• Ridgely Campus and/or Group Home Setting.

Travel requirements

• Provide transportation utilizing Benedictine fleet vehicles.

On-call responsibilities

• Rotate weekend on-call requirements and some on-call requirements during normal residential hours may be required.

Benedictine is an EOE