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Residential Manager - I/DD

SERV Behavioral Health System

West Amwell, NJJob$25–27.1/hrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$25–27.1/hr
Location
West Amwell, NJ
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New Jersey Driver's License

Job overview

The Residential Manager provides direct behavioral health care and oversees operations in a residential setting serving people with developmental disabilities. The role includes staff supervision, home management, therapeutic intervention, and support with daily living and personal care. The manager also coordinates scheduling, communicates significant behavioral changes and incidents, advocates for community resources, and helps maintain a safe therapeutic environment in accordance with applicable standards and policies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Behavioral HealthcareDevelopmental DisabilitiesCommunicationDocumentationSimple MathMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Excel

Qualifications

Must Be 21+Bachelor's+2, Associate+3, or High School+4 YearsSupervisory ExperienceNew Jersey Driver's LicenseThree-Year Driving HistoryGood Driving Record

Full job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Provide on-site direct behavioral health care services to people with Developmental Disabilities in a residential setting. Provides oversight to home operations and performs duties in the areas of staff supervision, operational administration, home management, therapeutic intervention, teaching skills, documentation, Individual Habilitation Plan and/or Treatment Plan development. Responsible for providing daily structure and coverage to the residence, which includes supervision and assistance with living skills, personal care needs, case management, auditing medication, transportation service, crisis management, recreational and social activities. The Residential Manager communicates all significant behavioral changes in behavior level and notable incidents to the designated supervisory personnel. The Residential Manager acts as liaison and advocates for community resources. The Residential Manager is also responsible for ensuring a safe, therapeutic environment and adhering to all safety standards, Federal and State regulations and corporate policies. Ensure that services are rendered according to SERV Achievement Centers’ mission and SERV BHS’ ethical standards. The Residential Manager will cooperate with the licensee and Department of Human Services staff in any inspection, inquiry or investigation. Performs additional duties as deemed necessary by supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Will meet the direct service (face to face contact) expectation as determined by the annual goals.

  • Oversees site scheduling as necessary and monitors client.

  • Acts as a team leader.

  • Performs other duties, from time-to-time, be deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

  • Ability to read, write and communicate well.

  • Ability to document in the individual’s charts and treatment plans required.

  • Ability to do simple math required.

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel a plus.

  • Knowledge of current principles and practices of behavioral healthcare, specific to the developmentally disabled population.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITY:

  • Employee must be 21 years of age.

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred with 2 years of experience.

  • Associate degree with 3 years of experience, and a High School diploma required with 4 years of experience.

  • Supervisory experience preferred.

  • Driver’s license valid in the state of New Jersey plus three-year driving history and a driving record in good standing.

SALARY:

  • $25.00 to $27.10 based on experience and education.

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EEO STATEMENT:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,828 open Behavioral Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$25–27.1/hr
  • New Jersey median$22–28/hr48 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–32/hr746 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $26.05/hr, is 5% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Behavioral Health hourly ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 68 open Behavioral Health jobs in New Jersey and 1,828 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four Behavioral Health postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 943 postings).
Education
667 of the 1,828 open Behavioral Health jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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