Assistant Community Manager

The Scion Group; Mount Pleasant (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Assistant General Manager, where you will play a vital role in enhancing the student living experience. This dynamic position involves supporting the General Manager in overseeing operations, staff development, and customer engagement initiatives. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, utilizing your exceptional communication skills and customer-centric mindset to foster a positive community atmosphere. With opportunities for growth and a commitment to innovation, this role is perfect for those eager to make a meaningful impact in student housing. Be part of a team that values creativity and collaboration as we redefine the future of student living.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Paid Time Off

Floating Holiday

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Matching

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and a customer-centric approach are essential.
• Experience in property management is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with staff development and leadership to enhance team performance.
• Manage property administration and ensure compliance with policies.
• Oversee customer experience initiatives and address resident concerns.

Skills

Customer-centric mindset

Exceptional written and verbal communication

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

1+ years’ experience in property management

Tools

Entrata

Microsoft Office

ClickUp

Qualtrics

Turnable

Job description

Copper Beech Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Scion is paving a path in student living and the Assistant General Manager is an instrumental team member in the execution of our vision. This position will assist the General Manager with the supervision of all business functions related to operations and partner closely with the Customer & Sales Experience Manager on initiatives.

The Assistant General Manager has a bias for action and is eager to learn and grow their career in a fast-paced, agile, collegiate environment. This role demands a customer-centric mindset, adaptability, attention to detail and excellent prioritization skills. Must be prepared to act as General Manager in their absence.

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Floating Holiday
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching

Your Responsibilities

Staff Development and Leadership

• Assist with attracting candidates both on and off campus, hiring new team members and improving employee retention.
• Assist the General Manager with the training, coaching, development and leadership of exceptional team members.
• Coordinate with the Customer & Sales Experience Manager to manage the development of and adherence to the property onsite schedule, including after hour on-call shifts.
• Partner with GM to elevate employee experience through data, conversations and team building to ensure high morale.

Property Administration

• Assist GM to prepare, respond and advise on all community aspects including market, physical condition, policies, procedures and onsite emergencies with partner departments.
• Deliver legal and resident notices and files evictions in compliance with current policy and local ordinances.
• Manage all resident accounts and utility billing, coordinate accounts receivables and maintain regular auditing and documenting.

Facilities & Capital

• Responsible for a safe and sanitary community experience for employees, residents and guests including curb appeal, common areas and preventative maintenance.
• Assist with upholding the Scion Standard by conducting monthly property walks and conducting inspections.
• Regularly inspect grounds, interior and resident amenities / general common areas to ensure that the facilities comply with all codes and company standards.
• Coordinate work orders with appropriate staff or vendors to ensure requests are being met on time, necessary communication is sent to residents and customer satisfaction remains high.

Annual Turnover Process

• Assist the General Manager, Customer & Sales Experience Manager and Facilities Supervisor with the planning and execution of annual turnover process to ensure all team members and vendors have clear goals and expectations to meet deadlines.
• Assist with property staffing to ensure property has adequate support for the preparation and execution of annual turnover.
• Utilize Turnable to track electronic turnover board to ensure adequate progress is being made and deadlines are being met.
• Assess damage at move-out to calculate required charges and prepare final billing or process refunds. Track, respond and process any damage charge disputes.
• Assist the General Manager with conducting move-out inspections and vendor service walks to ensure units are ready for move-in dates.
• Provide hands-on help throughout all turn related tasks, including but not limited to moving furniture and appliances, assisting facilities team with punches, organizing high volume of resident trash and cleaning turnover units.
• Assist in the preparation of Month End reports, reconcile, and balance all accounts receivable.
• Enforce and comply with all Scion late fees, Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) fees and collection policies, keeping delinquency below 2% by month-end.
• Post and collect damage charges from quarterly inspections.

Customer Experience & Sales

• Develop written communication to keep customers informed of important community information to prevent resident concerns.
• Support the CXM with the execution of customer experience initiatives, engagement initiatives and additional marketing opportunities.
• Utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to report on trends, insights and proactively address issues to provide expert direction on sales and revenue goals such as market rates, gain to lease, concessions, and leasing velocity.
• Manage all escalated resident concerns and account matters in a timely manner and implement changes to improve resident experience based on common escalated concerns that appear.
• Respond to Google and Yelp reviews via Entrata and partner with team members to address concerns.
• Assist with monitoring customer feedback via internal surveys and reputation platforms to develop action plans for promptly improving the resident experience.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

What We Require

• Exceptional written and verbal communicator
• Confidentiality
• Customer-centric mindset
• 1+ years’ experience working at living communities/property management
• Proficient in Property Management Systems (Entrata preferred)

Relevant Systems and Platforms

• Entrata (Property Management System)
• Greenhouse (Applicant Tracking System)
• Lattice (Performance Management System)
• Turnable (Electronic Turn board)
• Qualtrics (Employee and Resident Experience platform)
• Microsoft Office
• Ops Technology
• ClickUp (Project Management Tool)
• Job location is at the assigned property. May be required to travel periodically.
• Working hours consist of daytime business hours, requiring additional non-traditional hours during peak times and emergencies.

Who is Scion?

At The Scion Group, we’re changing what student housing means. It’s bigger than beds and buildings. It’s about providing unique experiences and creating communities — both on and off campus — that feel less like a place and more like a home. As one of North America’s leading owners, operators and advisors of student housing, we are defining the future of student living.

Taking the student housing industry by storm starts by surrounding yourself with the right people. We want trail blazers and risk takers. Go-getters and game changers. We want dreamers and doers. From operations to accounting, advisory to finance, we’re building a team to help us take student living to the next level.

At Scion, we don’t just lead the way, we Make Way. How do we do it? We know we’re far from perfect and we’re relentless in finding ways to better ourselves. You'll come to find out that Make Way is a call to action to pave your own path and to lead, not follow. It’s what sets Scion apart and secures our spot as one of the fastest growing, industry-leading companies.

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, uniformed service, veteran status, pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment.