Job Description
Manager, Senior Living at Good Samaritan summary:
The Senior Living Manager oversees daily operations of an independent senior living community, ensuring quality care, compliance with regulations, and a positive environment for residents and staff. Responsibilities include managing occupancy, maintenance, staff recruitment, and implementing sales and marketing strategies. This role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and experience in housing management for seniors.
Careers With Purpose Join our not-for-profit organization that has provided over 100 years of housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service in a Christian environment. Facility: Watertown Harmony Hill
Location: Watertown, SD
Address: 2533 Prairie Park Trail Se Watertown, South Dakota
Shift: Day
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Department Details Lead with purpose, grow with impact.
We're seeking an inspiring Senior Living Manager to oversee a thriving independent living community — while helping launch and shape our exciting new development. If you're a compassionate leader with a talent for operations, sales, and exceptional service, this is your chance to build something meaningful and make a difference every day.
Mon- Friday 8-5
Job Summary Manages the day-to-day operations of the senior living location, while supporting a positive atmosphere for residents, families, visitors and staff. Responsible to implement, maintain, and coordinate operations, projects and financial matters within core areas. Strives to create a supportive community environment in which the residents thrive. Ensures that quality care is provided to all residents. Promotes a positive, team approach and a healthy work environment for staff. Creates, reviews and implements policies and procedures necessary to support the housing community. Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all residents, resident records and tenants' living environment.
Manages move-in and move-out process. Performs regular grounds and building inspections. Maintains preventative maintenance plan and initiates service orders to ensure prompt and complete resolution to maintenance issues. Meets service obligations related to unit maintenance and reasonable accommodations. Completes yearly analysis of funding requirements for necessary replacement and other capital repair needs. Manages occupancy cycle processes. Maintains occupancy at targeted levels.
Responsible for maintaining compliance with Fair Housing, federal, state and local regulations. Recruits, hires, train and staffs work areas appropriately. Plan and maintain written safety and emergency disaster procedures, and communicates to staff and residents. Ensures strong sales, marketing and engagement strategy. Familiar with social and supportive services within the community. Demonstrates excellent leadership, judgment and strategic planning skills. Possesses excellent communication an interpersonal skills. Ability to prioritize work effectively and efficiently. Willingness to be on-call for emergency situations.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required. Degree focus in healthcare management or related field preferred. In lieu of degree, leadership may accept six years of experience.
Three years’ experience in housing, marketing/sales and occupancy management is required.
Prior experience working with the senior population is preferred. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of current trends and new developments in the senior living/ housing with services field.
Depending on location, current valid driver’s license, and must meet all medical guidelines for Sanford Health Category III drivers.
Benefits The Good Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit .
The Good Samaritan is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
The Good Samaritan has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0228890
Job Function: General Administration
Featured: No
Keywords:
senior living management, independent living community, resident care, housing management, staff recruitment, compliance, occupancy management, maintenance coordination, sales and marketing, senior housing services
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Local area, Work from home, Shift work,