Executive Director

Brookdale Senior Living - Tavares, FL

Full-time - Executive

Tavares, FL

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

Brookdale Lake Tavares is searching for an experienced Executive Director to lead our Assisted Living Community. Florida CORE certification is preferred and LNHA is able to be considered. Preference given to candidates with 3+ years of AL experience. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You'll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness. This is an incentive based position, which may include bonuses, incentive or commission plans.

Responsibilities

• Leads the day-to-day operations of a larger community of 60-65 units and two product lines or 65-175 units with up to two product lines.
• Responsible for the community's associate relations, resident and resident family engagement and connection, financial performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Creates and executes the business plan and develops the team to become a preferred senior living community in the market, while growing revenue and profitability in partnership with the district team.
• Works with sales to drive sales results.
• Creates an inclusive community culture that provides high quality resident experiences and care and engages residents, families, and associates.
• Develops and implements business plan to become a preferred senior living community in the local market and creates, analyzes, and executes annual operating and capital budgets.
• Manages community performance against goals; sets plans to improve or maintain performance to Company service and financial standards.
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with management team and encourages teamwork and collaboration.
• Empowers department leaders to supervise, direct, and motivate staff and to proactively recognize and solve issues.
• Ensures community maintains appropriate staffing levels to meet the needs of residents and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
• Supports department leaders to attract, develop, engage, and retain associates in accordance with Company policies.
• Responsible for recruiting and hiring high quality and engaged associates and ensuring they are appropriately trained and developed to meet the needs of residents.
• Builds high degree of resident satisfaction and retention.
• Is responsible for maintaining positive resident relations and is accessible and approachable to residents and their families.
• Leads effort to leverage satisfied residents and families to grow community occupancy.
• Ensures collaborative relationship with community clinical leader to ensure community's care and services are appropriate to meet the needs of residents.
• Demonstrates a high degree of financial acumen as it relates to community operations.
• Drives sales and marketing efforts in collaboration with the community sales leader to meet or exceed occupancy or revenue targets.
• Identifies and builds positive relationships with local influencers and professionals to raise community profile.
• Ensures buildings, grounds, and property are up to Company standards through the oversight of preventative maintenance systems and programs.
• Enforces current Company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of three years related operational leadership experience required.
• Must have a valid administrator license in states where required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and access to a private vehicle for business use.

Nice-to-haves

• Florida CORE certification preferred.
• Experience in assisted living or memory care communities.

Benefits

• Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Pet Insurance.
• Adoption Reimbursement Benefits.
• Variety of Associate Discounts.