Independent Living Sales Counselor

Come join our awesome team as a Full-Time Independent Living Sales Counselor serving our location located at Gulf Coast Village. We're offering a great work environment!

The Gulf Coast Village Campus is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Schedule: 8am to 5pm, working Monday thru Friday

• Generous “refer a friend” bonus, up to $2,000
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Pay in Lieu of benefit options available
• Employee Discount Program (car rental, wireless carriers, travel, uniforms, etc.)
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
• Partial insurance (
  * must work 24 hrs. or more)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days – must work 24 hrs. or more
• Net Spend – Get paid early:
  Tap into 50% of your earnings before payday.

Cultivate prospect database to generate entrance/membership fees for Gulf Coast Village and/or Senior Choice at Home by bringing those leads to closure and consistently meeting and/or exceeding activity/metric expectations and closing goals.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or related field.
• At least two years in marketing/sales in senior living setting.
• Experience interacting with referral organizations, professional community organizations

The following duties are normal for this position. This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Communicate, at a minimum, weekly with the Sales & Marketing Manager and/or Director regarding expectations and closing goals.
• Brainstorm regularly with Sales Team to generate solutions to bring prospects to closure.
• Adhere to individual sales metrics to consistently achieve calls, visits, sales and closes.
• Meet/exceed budgeted revenue closes & provide projections on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Actively participate/facilitate onsite and offsite informational workshops/seminars for prospective residents.
• Assist in lead generation through offering prospect luncheons, special interest group luncheons and resident/member housewarming parties/get togethers.
• Interact with all leads provided through advertising, public relations, referral, or personal contact and convert into residents/members through the use of professional selling skills.
• Schedule and conduct onsite & offsite personal visits with prospective residents/members.
• Represent the organization, as needed, at onsite or offsite professional meetings, networking events with referral sources and consumer groups.
• Track leads, keeping accurate records on all prospective residents/members & referral sources, through data entry into the CRM Enquire database.
• Uphold C.A.R.E. Core Standards of community at all times.
• Provide weekly & monthly metric report updates on progress toward quarterly goals.
• Prospect actively for referrals from our residents, members, family members, associates and professionals within our community.
• Act professionally and honestly at all times when representing Gulf Coast Village and Volunteers of America.
• Maintain a positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude for a motivating sales team culture.
• Follow Lead Distribution policy for the department to ensure fairness in lead dissemination.
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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