Executive Director (Senior Living)

Discovery Senior Living

$130K — $156K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum five years of senior living experience
  • Florida CORE Administrator License (or ability to obtain within 90 days if relocating)
  • Minimum three years as an Executive Director preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership in occupancy growth
  • Experience rebuilding census
  • Strong operational and financial leadership
  • Familiar with software such as Aline CRM and Yardi

Responsibilities

  • Oversee day-to-day operations ensuring efficiency and compliance
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and align with budget goals
  • Maintain responsibility for financials, budgets, and performance metrics
  • Drive occupancy and engagement targets
  • Champion a resident-centered model prioritizing service and engagement
  • Foster a supportive environment for residents and staff
  • Provide visible leadership and support high-performance staffing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid training and career growth opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description




Discover Your Purpose with Us at The Capstone at Royal Palm!

As Executive Director, you'll play an essential role in enriching the lives of seniors, creating meaningful connections, and making a difference every single day.

Your Role:

As the Executive Director, your role includes providing strategic and operational leadership to ensure exceptional service, financial performance, and a vibrant community culture. You will represent the community externally, foster collaboration internally, and lead by example through clear communication, accountability, and compassionate leadership.

Position Highlights:
  • Status: FULL TIME
  • Schedule: Traditional leadership workweek with flexibility required based on business and operational needs that includes Manager on Duty hours as well as on call for emergency situations
  • Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
  • Rate of Pay: $130k+ Annually + 20% Annual Bonus Performance + Stabilization Bonus Eligible
  • Travel: 10%-20%

Why You'll Love This Community:

Welcome to The Capstone at Royal Palm, a boutique-style senior living community offering Assisted Living and SHINE® Memory Care in a warm, welcoming environment. Our personalized support, lifestyle programs, and elegant surroundings help residents feel secure and at ease. With tailored plans and caring team members, each day is thoughtfully designed to promote comfort, dignity, and connection.

Families exploring senior Memory Care or Assisted Living in Royal Palm Beach appreciate our focus on individualized care and familiar, home-like spaces. As one of the most inviting Royal Palm Beach senior living options, we provide a balance of privacy, engagement, and thoughtful support for residents and their families.

What You'll Do:

Operational Leadership
  • Oversee day-to-day operations across all departments to ensure efficiency, compliance, and alignment with budgeted goals
  • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as organizational and ownership standards
  • Maintain full responsibility for community financials, budgets, and operational performance metrics
  • Drive achievement of NOI, occupancy, and resident engagement targets
  • Monitor and manage operating costs, labor, and collections in alignment with financial expectations

Customer-Focused Culture
  • Champion a resident-centered model of care that prioritizes service, dignity, and engagement
  • Foster a supportive environment for residents, families, and team members alike
  • Support all program areas-clinical, memory care, dining, and life enrichment-with functional oversight
  • Hold regular Town Hall and/or Resident Council meetings, and ensure family communications and care plan reviews are consistent

Team & Talent Development
  • Provide visible leadership to department heads and community team members
  • Hire, train, develop, and coach staff to achieve high performance and job satisfaction
  • Implement policies and procedures that promote compliance, accountability, and professional growth
  • Support an inclusive, collaborative, and performance-driven work culture

Business Development & Sales Strategy
  • Partner with the sales team to drive occupancy and maximize top-line revenue
  • Contribute to pricing strategy and evaluate local market trends to maintain competitive positioning
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships within the community to support lead generation and referrals
  • Lead external business development strategy with clear accountabilities and measurable outcomes

Assisted Living / Memory Care
  • Ensure compliance with state AL/MC regulations, policies, and resident documentation
  • Lead monthly "at-risk" meetings and family engagement efforts
  • Oversee specialized programming (e.g., SHINE® Memory Care) to ensure effectiveness
  • Ensure wellness and care plans are properly implemented and tracked

Qualifications:
  • Minimum five years of senior living experience
  • Florida CORE Administrator License (or ability to obtain within 90 days if relocating)
  • Minimum three years as an Executive Director preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership in occupancy growth
  • Experience rebuilding census
  • Strong operational and financial leadership
  • Familiar with software's:
    • Aline CRM
    • Vitals / Yardi
    • ECP
    • TELs
    • Microsoft Office Suite

Why Join Us



A large part of what makes Discovery different from other companies in this industry is our willingness to embrace change. At Discovery Senior Living, we are constantly challenging how we are doing things to ensure the lifestyle we are offering our residents is absolutely the greatest value proposition in the marketplace. It's just as important to us that the environment and culture for our team members are constantly refreshed. In addition, embracing and even encouraging change brings a never-ending supply of new energy to our business and our culture. That energy translates to other far-reaching positive impacts on our residents as well as our team members.

Find out what makes working at Discovery unique in the world of senior living. Discover Your Purpose!

Our Culture & Values

So often, what brings people together is deeply rooted in who we are and what we stand for. And at Discovery Senior Living, we're unified by certain, core values, which we call our "Pillars of Excellence." They make up the fabric of our company, and include TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, COMPASSION, HARD WORK and CREATIVITY.

Individually, they are our virtues, and together, they make up a roadmap which helps us foster innovation and success.

Benefits You'll Enjoy

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive pay, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) with employer match, paid training and career growth opportunities, wellness-related benefits, and additional support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

JOB CODE: 1009164

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