Associate Executive Director

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Associate Executive Director at Brookdale

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. Join an environment where you can become your best possible self and make lives better—including your own. Earn more than a paycheck and find opportunities to grow your career through professional development and ongoing wellness programs. Full suite of health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including  protection and pet insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company‑provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Base pay range will be determined by applicant’s skills and experience. Full‑time associates in the role are eligible for an annual bonus incentive and sales referral bonuses. Temporary associates are not benefit eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of posting.

• Under direct supervision of an Executive Director, responsible for all operations, acting as contact for all staff, residents, prospects, community organizations, government agencies, and the public.
• Supervises, directs, and motivates staff; maintains superior training and morale; ensures training programs are effectively executed.
• Maintains high resident satisfaction and retention through consistent delivery of high‑quality services; leads staff and residents to proactively solve problems and resolve issues; administers annual resident satisfaction survey.
• Executes renewal program with existing residents, ensuring the highest renewal rate possible.
• In conjunction with the Executive Director, develops annual operating and capital budgets; maintains budget accountability; aggressively anticipates and minimizes negative budget variances and deficits; meets and exceeds budget occupancy goals; explores revenue enhancement and expense reduction.
• Hires, trains, disciplines, and terminates employees in accordance with company policies; reviews hires, promotions, disciplinary actions, and terminations with consistency.
• Ensures buildings, grounds, and property meet company standards through oversight of preventive maintenance systems and programs; conducts frequent inspections meeting excellence standards.
• Maintains current departmental policies, procedures, and licenses in accordance with all requirements.
• Fosters creativity among staff to deliver the highest quality and optimum services; maintains a stable atmosphere; acts as a member of Resident Counsel.
• Develops and maintains a positive image with the community; becomes active in local civic affairs; represents the facility and company to governmental agencies, professional organizations, community groups, and public agencies.
• Conducts department head meetings weekly; hosts quarterly associate meetings to review safety, aging issues, and building issues; holds quarterly residential meetings.
• Keeps current on competitive projects and programs in the marketplace.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Bachelor’s Degree in Gerontology, Business or a related field is required. Minimum two to four years of…