Residential Manager

About Best Buddies:
Best Buddies International is the world’s largest nonprofit organization devoted solely to providing opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development, inclusive living and family support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

About Best Buddies Living:
Provides an integrated residential experience in which people with and without IDD can learn, grow, and thrive while living together in a dynamic and enriching environment rooted in a college or university.

About the Role:
Start Date: July, 2026
The residential manager will coordinate all operations and activities of the residence, including team supervision, acting as agency/community liaison, directing resident training, tracking outcomes and assisting participants in realizing their goals of independent living.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:
Programs
- Work with the Senior Director, Best Buddies Living to develop program strategy at the house, including personalized resident support plans, program events, house meetings, parent engagement, and overall house maintenance
- Supports residents in accessing community activities, cultural activities, and necessary transportation logistics as outlined in the resident’s support plan
Based on the resident’s support plan, active support is offered in the following and is not limited
to: healthy lifestyles, personal care, home maintenance, effective self-advocacy, decision
making, financial literacy, budgeting, community integration and support with social networks.

Development
- Follows the expansion plan in order to reach all recruitment numbers of new residents by target date of move-in
- Follows expansion plan if there are any vacancies

Marketing
- Executes marketing plan to promote Best Buddies Living in their area in order to reach goal number of applicants

Operations
- Oversee and support residents with their daily schedules and coordination of their schedules
- Lead in the coordination and implementation of events, meals, activities, and meetings
- Completes progress notes and is an active part of support plan meetings, as applicable
- Communicates with families and parents, as needed
- Follows all Best Buddies Living policies and procedures as stated in the Best Buddies Living handbook, BBI Safety handbook and all trainings
- Must complete all trainings and certifications required for Best Buddies Living
- Has supervisory responsibilities of a Residential Assistant, as applicable
- Will provide direct guidance or participation to the extent desired by the resident
- Support residents with their goals for independence and as stated in their annual support plan
- Supports residents to communicate their preferences, choices and needs
- Perform house management functions that include but are not limited to: training residents in housekeeping, assisting in laundry, planning meals and groceries

How to Apply:
For all inquiries please reach out to Holly Goshin directly: [email protected]