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Executive Director - Assisted Living *$3,000 Sign On Bonus*

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Department: Assisted Living

Posted: 11/3/2025

Location Name: *Van Dyk Park Place

Wage: Depends on Experience

Position Type: Full Time

Executive Director - Assisted Living *$3,000 Sign On Bonus*

Van Dyk Park Place in Hawthorne, NJ

Join a company that celebrates its award-winning team! Family Owned & Operated for 72 years, 8 consecutive Great Place to Work® certifications, we’re proud to be recognized by Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Aging Services and US News & World Report Best Assisted Living/Best Memory Care. Here, you’re more than staff — you’re family.

REQUIREMENTS

+ NJ CALA

+ Minimum of 3 years of Assisted Living Leadership Experience

+ Bachelor’s Degree

BENEFITS YOU’LL LOVE

+ $3,000 Sign On Bonus

+ Health & Dental Benefits Starting Day One

+ 401k

+ Company paid Life Insurance

+ Tuition reimbursement

RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Assumes full responsibility for the operations of the Assisted Living community including sales and business development, administration, human resources, nursing, dining, activities, housekeeping, and maintenance services.

+ Meets regularly with residents and families to ensure that the entire team is exceeding their expectations, building a strong rapport and expressing a genuine desire to turn negative situations into positive outcomes.

+ Makes rounds throughout the campus on a regular basis, identifying ways to improve the residential living experience and providing viable recommendations.

+ Develops an annual business plan and quarterly marketing plans.

+ Oversee all hires, disciplinary actions, and terminations ensuring consistency in the selection and retention of quality personnel.

+ Reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis on the performance of the community and participates in the development of goals including occupancy, NOI, recruitment, and satisfaction.

+ Maintains a strong knowledge of the competitive markets within the community, including occupancy and tactics to better position and partner with.

+ Leads sales and marketing strategy, including outreach efforts to all relevant stakeholders, to ensure at all times that the community operates at a near-full capacity or a full capacity with a wait list.

+ Ensures buildings, grounds and property are up to company standards

+ Maintains a high level of interaction with residents, family and referral sources ensuring high engagement and referral activity.

+ Works with leadership to develop annual operating and capital budgets.

+ Monitors labor costs, raw food costs, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll functions on an ongoing basis.

+ Manages staffing levels based on census, maintaining high productivity and motivation among staff.

+ Creates and maintains an atmosphere of stability for all employees.

+ Participates regularly in local community organizations and events in order to bolster grassroots marketing and community trust.

+ Networks remotely and in-person with colleagues on a regular basis, building strong connections to advance internal and external goals.