Executive Director ~ Senior Living Community ~ West San Jose

Job Summary

The Executive Director shall lead through vision and values while overseeing all day-to-day operations of the community. This includes leading team member relations, resident and family services and communication, resident well-being, vibrant resident activities, quality assurance, financial management, regulatory compliance, and all other aspects of community operations.

Position Overview

Run the operations of the business as if it were your own. Must have a high business acumen and understand the overall operations of every department. Recruit, train and hire department managers to supervise the daily operations of the major departments and consult with them as needed. This includes the ability to hire, discipline, and terminate department team members, schedule and staff department teams, ascertain quality of performance, and lead inter-departmental relationships.

Qualifications

• Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
• Experience: 3 years Executive Director or related experience in a senior living environment.
• Demonstrated competence and experience in:
• Financial expense and budget management
• Human Resources: staffing, team member development and oversight of employment policies
• Building maintenance and presentation
• Facilitator of a sales culture
• Leading an environment in compliance with clinical requirements and best practices
• Culinary excellence
• Resident and family dialogue, activities and overall relationship management
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability and willingness to act as a Serving Leader, always. At MorningStar, the serving-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps team members develop and perform as highly as possible. Must be approachable, fair-minded and communicate with clarity while showing confidence and enthusiasm.
• Passion: Maintaining a passion to work with seniors and a vibrant team.

• Education/Credentials/Job Knowledge: Education: A college degree is preferred but not necessary if work experience fulfills requirements and skills needed to do the job. Continuing Education: Applicable continuing education as required by the state. Licensure: Maintaining the applicable license and/or certification as required by the state. Demonstrated subject matter expertise: Specifically as related to dementia care, senior care, safety, and leading in a senior living community. Technology: Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new applications and exhibit competence with existing MorningStar applications.
• Time Management: Able to handle multiple priorities effectively while demonstrating interpersonal and political savviness. Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours and understand the position requires being on call twenty-four hours a day seven days a week.