Residential Home Coordinator

Job Description:

Job Title: Residential Home Coordinator

Location: Kansas City, MO

Department: Independent Supported Living

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Residential Home Coordinator, where you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This position offers the opportunity to lead a dedicated team, ensure the safety and welfare of residents, and make a meaningful difference in their lives. We are looking for someone who is proactive, empathetic, and committed to upholding individual rights while fostering a warm and conflict-free atmosphere. Your leadership will help create a positive environment that promotes growth and well-being for both residents and staff.

In this role, you will oversee two residential locations, manage team member schedules, and implement individualized Support Plans (ISPs). You will actively participate in tiered support meetings and collaborate with the Program Coordinator to ensure the highest standards of care and compliance with licensing requirements.

This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture – An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits – Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the overall safety and welfare of individuals served, maintaining a warm and conflict-free atmosphere.
• Facilitate incidental teaching for Direct Support Professionals and generate daily activity schedules.
• Uphold individual rights, actively participating in Individual Support Plan meetings and RN visits.
• Train staff on clients’ medical needs, preferences, and compliance, ensuring awareness of medications and potential side effects.
• Oversee residential documentation, including daily notes, goals, and health tracking.
• Conduct audits and ensure accurate and timely documentation of authorized services and supports.
• Regularly review the physical condition of homes, ensuring health, safety, and cleanliness standards are met.
• Complete event reports, provide coverage during staff vacancies, and track mileage usage within budget.
• Collaborate with the Program Coordinator on monthly RN visits, special diets, adaptive equipment training, and Quality Management follow-up.
• Respond to calls 24/7, make coverage arrangements during absences, and cover open shifts as needed.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• One year of experience working in the field of intellectual/developmental disabilities or successful completion of training in the Missouri Quality Outcomes approved by the Division of Development Disabilities regional office required.

Additional Qualifications:

• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect, and fingerprint check.
• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.
• All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.
• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.

Physical Requirements:

• ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Firefly is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.