Executive Director

Cedarhurst of Beaumont•Lexington, VA

12d

About The Position

The Executive Director is the senior leader of a Cedarhurst Senior Living community and reports to the Regional Director of Operations or Divisional Director of Operations. The role provides strategic oversight of the community, directs daily operations, and is accountable for long-term performance. The Executive Director ensures exceptional resident care, regulatory compliance, and achievement of financial and operational goals while leading department heads and staff across the community. The role also supports sales and occupancy growth and represents the community externally, cultivating relationships with residents, families, employees, and local partners. The Executive Director manages community operations, including profit and loss, marketing, sales, compliance, customer satisfaction, workforce quality, staffing schedules, and department performance. The position leads three to five subordinate supervisors overseeing approximately 30–50 employees across housekeeping, resident care, maintenance, dietary, and office administration. The Executive Director develops staff, promotes accountability and engagement, and ensures the community’s work reflects the company’s mission, values, and owners’ vision. The position requires movement throughout the community and may involve extended periods of standing or walking, occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, or balancing, and lifting up to 50 pounds independently or 200 pounds with assistance. The employee must communicate effectively, interpret written information, follow infection prevention protocols and use PPE when required, participate in team activities, and stay current with training and ongoing education. Employment offers are contingent on a background check, drug screening, required health assessments, and use of designated PPE as required by policy and law.

Requirements

Applicable state licensure is required.
Experience with accounting functions such as accounts payable and receivable, posting ledgers, and balancing and reconciling accounts.
Proficiency with common digital tools and applications, including Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Excel, and Word), web-based platforms, electronic health record systems, and applicable HR-related systems.
Ability to walk or stand for extended periods and move throughout the community, resident apartments, and other areas.
Ability to occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, or balance.
Ability to communicate effectively and identify and interpret written information.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds independently and up to 200 pounds with assistance.
Ability to follow infection prevention and control protocols, including use of PPE when necessary.
Ability to participate collaboratively in staff activities and stay current with required training and ongoing education.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 2–3 years of management experience preferred; senior living experience strongly desired.
CPR or BLS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee the community’s day-to-day operations, including profit and loss, marketing, sales, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, financial performance, and workforce quality.
Make business decisions in the best interests of the company and its employees.
Manage three to five subordinate supervisors overseeing approximately 30–50 employees in housekeeping, resident care, maintenance, dietary, and office administration.
Create and manage department schedules using Attendance on Demand to ensure adequate coverage within the labor budget and compliance with platform expectations and guidelines.
Provide direction, coordination, and evaluation for each department.
Create a professional environment that reflects the company’s vision and values.
Meet or exceed budgets and targeted community performance goals.
Support the Director of Sales in creating a sales-oriented environment by conducting tours, following up with calls, and participating in weekly top-prospect sales meetings with the Director of Sales and Director of Nursing.
Ensure the community is consistently prepared for tours.
Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and agencies.
Hire, orient, supervise, evaluate, review, and appropriately discipline subordinate staff.
Attend corporate-sponsored meetings and training sessions as required.
Participate in networking and community-based groups relevant to the company’s business.
Adhere to the organization’s standards, communication expectations, mission, and core values.
Ensure alignment with owners’ vision for service quality and value creation.
Ensure community staff communicate effectively with residents’ families regarding residents’ physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing.
Collaborate with others, take direction from management, and use initiative to support conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Follow infection prevention and control protocols, including using PPE when necessary.
Participate in staff activities that foster teamwork, unity, and morale.
Stay current on training and ongoing education and pursue continuous learning.