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Penn-Mar Human Services
Program Assistant Manager
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What they do
A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$36,300 / year median in Maryland
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Penn-Mar Provides:
- Starting annual salary of $48,800 for the Program Assistant Manager
- 17 days of accrued PTO your first year + holiday pay (increasing to 19 days beginning in your second year)
- Full benefits package: medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability
- 403b retirement plan
- Employee referral bonus program
- Extensive paid training, as well as continual opportunities for job-related education and career advancement (including our career ladders program)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Supportive leadership team who wants to help YOU succeed
Minimum Requirements:
- associate's degree + 4 years of relevant experience supporting individuals with IDD; OR bachelor's degree + 2 years of experience; OR master's degree + 1 year of experience
- 2 years of supervisory experience (supervising two or more team members)
- valid U.S. driver's license with at least 2 years of driving experience (NOTE time spent driving on a learner's permit/provisional license does NOT count toward this 2-year requirement)
- must be willing and able to undergo pre-employment and random drug screening
- must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- must be at least 18 years old The Program Assistant Manager is responsible for:
- Directly supervising "Sub" (PRN) direct support team members + complete 6-month and annual performance reviews + oversee training and certification process for direct reports + monitor, review, and approve direct reports' timesheets and PTO requests + ensure completion of daily service notes, daily attendance, and other required documentation + provide regular feedback and retraining when necessary • Financial Oversight + complete rep-payee paperwork when applicable, coordinate tax filing, monitor resource limits, establish ABLE/Pooled Asset Trusts as needed + coordinate completion of
SSA/SSI/SSDI
benefit paperwork + approve payment of bills (medical, room and board, subscriptions, etc.) + monitor all financial documents for people supported to ensure accuracy and spending integrity + submit credit card receipts and code appropriately + approve credit card receipts of program purchases submitted by Residential Supervisor- Incident Management + follow all incident reporting based on state requirements, by the required timeframe, and within the appropriate system + obtain Certified Investigator Training/Certification + ensure all incidents that require investigation are started and finished within the required timeframe + participate in, and coordinate follow up procedures after, admin reviews
- Compliance + Ensure team members are trained and up to date on individuals' PCPs/ISPs + guarantee all plans and protocols pertaining to an individual's support needs are ac.