Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, dependable AFC Home Manager to oversee the daily operation of a six-bed Adult Foster Care home serving adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, and related support needs in Flint, Michigan.
The Home Manager is responsible for maintaining a safe, structured, person-centered, and supportive residential environment while ensuring the home remains compliant with applicable AFC licensing requirements, resident Individual Plans of Service (IPOS), behavior plans, health and safety requirements, and company policies.
This is a hands-on management position. The Home Manager will serve as Direct Care Staff and work in staffing ratio during the regular Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM shift, while simultaneously providing leadership and oversight of the home. The manager is expected to actively participate in resident care and should not view this position as an administrative-only role.
Primary ResponsibilitiesResident Care & Direct-Care Responsibilities
The Home Manager will work in direct-care staffing ratio Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and provide hands-on assistance to residents as required.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide direct supervision and support to residents with IDD and Autism.
- Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene, and personal care.
- Assist with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), including meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, shopping, and community activities.
- Provide prompting, redirection, modeling, and hands-on assistance based upon each resident's level of independence.
- Implement each resident's IPOS, behavioral support plan, health care plan, and other required plans.
- Support residents in developing greater independence and daily living skills.
- Provide appropriate supervision in the home and community.
- Assist residents with transportation and medical, psychiatric, dental, behavioral health, and community appointments when necessary.
- Monitor residents for changes in physical health, mental health, behaviors, sleep, appetite, medication response, and overall functioning.
- Immediately report significant changes or concerns to the appropriate clinical or administrative personnel.
- Follow approved behavior-support and crisis-intervention procedures.
- Maintain dignity, privacy, choice, community integration, and person-centered care for every resident.
Home Management & Leadership
The Home Manager is responsible for the overall daily functioning of the six-bed home, including:
- Provide leadership and direction to Direct Care Workers and other assigned staff.
- Maintain appropriate staffing coverage for all shifts.
- Review the staffing schedule and proactively address anticipated staffing shortages.
- Assist with coverage when necessary to maintain required resident supervision and staffing ratios.
- Ensure staff arrive on time and remain on duty for their complete assigned shifts.
- Conduct shift-to-shift communication and ensure important resident information is properly communicated.
- Monitor staff performance and address concerns promptly.
- Provide coaching, corrective instruction, and additional training when needed.
- Participate in employee performance evaluations and disciplinary recommendations.
- Assist management with interviewing, onboarding, and training new employees.
- Promote professionalism, teamwork, accountability, and a positive workplace culture.
- Conduct regular staff meetings and communicate company and resident-care expectations.
IDD & Autism Support
Because the home primarily serves individuals with IDD and Autism, the Home Manager must understand that resident needs may include:
- Limited or non-verbal communication.
- Sensory processing differences.
- Difficulty communicating pain, illness, or emotional distress.
- Repetitive behaviors or restricted interests.
- Difficulty with transitions or unexpected changes.
- Behavioral escalation related to environmental or communication challenges.
- Need for structured routines.
- Intensive prompting and ADL assistance.
- Elopement or safety risks.
- Self-injurious or challenging behaviors.
- Medication and psychiatric monitoring.
- Community integration and social-skills support.
The Home Manager must ensure staff understand each individual resident rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach to care.
Medication & Health Care Oversight
The Home Manager will:
- Ensure medications are administered according to physician orders and company procedures.
- Ensure Medication Administration Records (MARs) are accurate and complete.
- Monitor medication documentation for errors or omissions.
- Ensure medications are ordered and refilled before supplies are exhausted.
- Monitor medication changes and communicate concerns regarding possible side effects.
- Ensure medical appointments and follow-up appointments are scheduled and completed.
- Review physician orders and ensure new orders are implemented promptly.
- Maintain appropriate documentation regarding medical and behavioral concerns.
- Ensure emergency medical concerns are addressed immediately.
- Communicate with guardians, case managers, nurses, physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other members of the resident's treatment team as appropriate.
Documentation & Compliance
The Home Manager is responsible for ensuring the home maintains complete, accurate, and timely documentation, including:
- Daily progress notes.
- Medication Administration Records.
- Incident reports.
- Behavioral documentation.
- Frequency and data collection sheets.
- Resident appointment documentation.
- Shift communication documentation.
- Resident funds documentation.
- Medication counts.
- Staff training documentation.
- Environmental and safety checks.
- Fire and emergency drills.
- Food and temperature logs when applicable.
- IPOS implementation documentation.
- Other documentation required by the company, licensing authority, CMH, PIHP, or resident treatment team.
Documentation should be reviewed routinely to identify missing, incomplete, or inaccurate records before they become compliance issues.
AFC Licensing & Regulatory Compliance
The Home Manager must ensure that the home operates in accordance with applicable:
- Michigan Adult Foster Care licensing requirements.
- Specialized Residential Services requirements when applicable.
- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) requirements.
- Recipient Rights requirements.
- Person-Centered Planning requirements.
- Resident IPOS requirements.
- Health and safety standards.
- Company policies and procedures.
- Contractual requirements of applicable CMH/PIHP agencies.
The Home Manager must maintain the home in a condition that is inspection-ready at all times.
Household Management
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure the home remains clean, organized, sanitary, and free from health and safety hazards.
- Conduct routine walkthroughs of resident bedrooms, common areas, bathrooms, kitchen, basement, exterior, and medication storage areas.
- Monitor food inventory and household supplies.
- Ensure appropriate meal planning and grocery shopping.
- Ensure resident dietary restrictions and physician-ordered diets are followed.
- Submit maintenance requests promptly.
- Monitor completion of maintenance concerns.
- Ensure emergency equipment, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, first-aid supplies, and other required safety equipment remain available and operational.
- Maintain adequate household and resident supplies.
Resident Finances & Personal Property
When assigned, the Home Manager will:
- Maintain accurate resident funds documentation.
- Ensure receipts are obtained and retained for resident purchases.
- Protect resident funds and personal property.
- Ensure resident funds are never commingled with company or staff funds.
- Assist residents with purchases while promoting maximum independence.
- Report suspected financial exploitation or missing funds immediately.
Communication With Guardians & Treatment Teams
The Home Manager will serve as an important point of contact for the home and is expected to maintain professional communication with:
- Guardians.
- Case managers/support coordinators.
- Recipient Rights personnel.
- Behavioral health professionals.
- Physicians and medical providers.
- Psychologists and psychiatrists.
- Nurses.
- CMH/PIHP representatives.
- Licensing personnel.
- Resident family members when authorized.
- Company administration.
Significant incidents, medical concerns, behavioral changes, and other required information must be communicated promptly.
Emergency & On-Call Expectations
Although the primary schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, the Home Manager has management responsibility for a 24-hour residential program.
The Home Manager must:
- Be reasonably available by telephone for urgent home-related matters.
- Respond appropriately to staffing emergencies.
- Assist with arranging emergency coverage.
- Respond to significant resident incidents.
- Notify administration of serious incidents promptly.
- Participate in an administrator/manager on-call rotation when assigned.
- Report to the home outside of scheduled hours when an emergency cannot reasonably be resolved remotely.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants should possess:
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Previous experience working with individuals with IDD and/or Autism.
- Previous AFC, specialized residential, CLS, behavioral health, or direct-care experience.
- Previous supervisory, lead staff, home manager, or similar leadership experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of person-centered care.
- Ability to manage multiple employees and resident needs simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to complete detailed documentation accurately.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
- Reliable transportation.
- Valid Michigan driver's license.
- Acceptable driving record.
- Ability to successfully complete all required background checks.
- Ability to meet all applicable Michigan AFC employment requirements.
Required/Preferred Training
The selected candidate must possess or successfully complete required training, which may include:
- CPR/First Aid.
- Recipient Rights.
- Person-Centered Planning.
- Medication Administration.
- Bloodborne Pathogens.
- Infection Control.
- Emergency Procedures.
- Abuse and Neglect Prevention.
- Limited English Proficiency/Cultural Competency training as applicable.
- Behavior support training.
- Crisis Prevention/Intervention training.
- Autism and IDD-specific training.
- HIPAA/confidentiality training.
- AFC licensing-required training.
- Additional CMH/PIHP-specific training.
Physical Requirements
This position may require the employee to:
- Stand and walk for extended periods.
- Bend, reach, kneel, and perform household duties.
- Assist residents with mobility and personal care.
- Respond quickly during behavioral or medical emergencies.
- Participate in approved physical intervention procedures when properly trained and authorized.
- Drive residents in company or approved vehicles.
Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law.
Compensation
Starting Salary: $65,000 annually
The position is designed for an experienced manager who can provide both administrative leadership and hands-on resident care.
The AFC Home Manager's regular schedule is generally:
Monday–Friday
8:00 AM–4:00 PM
During these hours, the Home Manager is expected to work as part of the home's required direct-care staffing ratio, providing active resident support while completing management responsibilities.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal Home Manager understands that successful management of an IDD/Autism residential program happens inside the home and alongside the staff, not solely from an office.
We are seeking someone who:
- Leads by example.
- Is comfortable providing direct personal care.
- Understands Autism and IDD.
- Maintains high documentation standards.
- Holds employees accountable.
- Develops positive relationships with residents.
- Communicates effectively with guardians and treatment teams.
- Can manage emergencies calmly.
- Takes ownership of the condition and operation of the home.
- Creates structure and consistency for both residents and staff.
- Treats every resident with dignity, respect, and compassion.
The Home Manager is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the home provides safe, consistent, person-centered services while maintaining high standards of care, staffing, documentation, regulatory compliance, and resident quality of life.
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
