Assistant House Manager

POSITION PURPOSE
The Assistant House Manager supports the House Manager in maintaining the daily operations, safety, and recovery-supportive culture of a Transformational Housing Centers LLC sober living/transitional recovery housing property. The AHM assists with resident intake, conducts testing and inspections, supports community programming, and ensures resident compliance with house rules under the supervision of the HM. The AHM is an essential part of the operational team and serves as the primary backup to the HM during scheduled off-duty periods.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES (NARRATIVE)
Resident Support and Rule Compliance. The AHM assists in ensuring all residents understand and comply with THC house rules. The AHM monitors resident behavior, documents concerns, and reports significant issues to the HM or THC management immediately.
Intake and Orientation. The AHM assists the HM with processing new resident intake paperwork, data entry into the recordkeeping system, and conducting new resident orientations including property walkthrough, house rules review, and emergency information.
Safety and Incident Monitoring. The AHM monitors the property for unusual behavior, safety concerns, damage, or unauthorized access. All observations are documented in the shift report and reported to the HM or THC management immediately.
Supply and Property Maintenance. The AHM assists with maintaining household supply inventory and communicating needs to the HM. The AHM assists with preparing rooms for incoming residents.
Community Programming Support. The AHM assists with facilitating house meetings, wrap-up sessions, and life skills groups under HM direction. The AHM assists with verifying resident meeting attendance documentation.
Drug and Alcohol Testing. The AHM conducts UA/BA testing at intake, randomly, and for-cause when directed, following chain-of-custody protocols. Results are documented and reported immediately.
Curfew, Bed Checks, and Inspections. The AHM conducts curfew checks, nightly bed checks, and room/common area inspections as scheduled or assigned by the HM. All checks are documented.
Documentation. The AHM completes a shift report for every shift worked. The AHM responds to communications within 24 hours.
Resident Referrals. The AHM provides referral information and resources to residents as needed.
HOURS TABLE — ACTIVE DUTY (COMPENSABLE)
Duty
Hours/Week
Notes
Resident support / rule compliance
1.0
Monitoring, documentation
Intake and orientation support
1.5
Assist HM with new residents
Safety monitoring / property rounds
0.5
Inspection rounds
Supply inventory assistance
0.25
Support HM
Room preparation
1.5
Cleaning, linens, setup
House meeting support
0.75
Assist HM with facilitation
UA/BA testing
0.25
Testing + documentation
Curfew/bed checks/inspections
1.5
Daily checks, documentation
Shift documentation
0.75
Shift reports, records
Referral resources
0.25
As needed
TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY
8–10 hrs/week
~39 hrs/month
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP ACTIVITIES
As a person in recovery serving in a leadership role, the AHM is expected to model healthy recovery behavior. Informal mentoring conversations, personal AA/NA/SMART Recovery meeting attendance, personal recovery practices, and casual supportive interaction with residents are personal and recovery-mutual activities. They are not scheduled compensable duties and are not clocked as work time.
ON-PREMISES AVAILABILITY (NON-COMPENSABLE)
The AHM is required to reside at the Property. Time spent on-premises while not performing active duty is non-compensable on-call availability, reflected in the overall compensation structure.
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION STATEMENT
The Assistant House Manager position is classified as a W-2 employee of Transformational Housing Centers LLC under California law. This position is NOT classified as an independent contractor. The AHM is subject to all applicable provisions of California IWC Wage Order No. 5, the California Labor Code, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and applicable San Diego municipal minimum wage ordinances.

Employment type
Part-Time

Work arrangement
No