Residential Services Unit Manager - Selinsgrove Center - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shift

As a Residential Services Unit Manager with the Department of Human Services, you will guide dedicated staff who provide daily support to individuals at the Selinsgrove Center. This position gives you the opportunity to build strong teams and ensure high-quality habilitative services. You will help maintain a safe, welcoming, and well-organized community environment. Your leadership will strengthen the care and support offered each day.

The Residential Services Unit Manager oversees the planning and coordination of habilitative services for individuals in assigned residential areas at the Selinsgrove Center. This role requires strong leadership, organized planning, and clear communication to support staff and maintain a safe and effective community environment. As a Residential Services Unit Manager, you will perform the following duties:

• Program Planning: Organize work activities, assess needs, and monitor results to ensure effective delivery of services
• Staff Supervision: Guide supervisory and direct care staff through coaching, evaluation, and oversight of daily responsibilities
• Safety Oversight: Identify and investigate incidents to maintain a safe and healthful environment for individuals and staff
• Support Plan Direction: Lead the development and monitoring of Individual Support Plans and ensure goals and strategies are followed
• Record Maintenance: Review records and documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with facility standards
• Environmental Management: Coordinate inspections, repairs, and personal item needs to maintain a comfortable and safe living environment

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are available on the following shifts: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (1st shift); 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM (2nd shift); 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM (3rd shift).
  • Weekends, holidays, and alternate shifts as needed
  • 30-minute lunch (all shifts)
• Overtime and travel as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• FREE parking!
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years professional therapeutic experience in a residential program providing rehabilitative, restorative, or habilitative care program services for individuals with a developmental disability, including two years in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences, psychology, social work, education, nursing, business, or hospital administration; or
• An equivalent combination of professional experience and training which includes two years supervisory experience in a residential program providing rehabilitative, restorative, or habilitative care program services for individuals with a developmental disability.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.