Memory Care Director

Ivy Park at Otay Ranch; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Vacation, Personal Day, Holidays

Complimentary Meals

Company Paid Life Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Recognition Programs

Student Loan Refinancing

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Oakmont Management Group is seeking a Memory Care Director for the Traditions neighborhood at Ivy Park Escondido. The role leads a Whole Living dementia care approach, coordinating care, activities, and dining to exceed resident and family expectations.

The director collaborates with culinary, activities, and health services to personalize care plans, ensuring the highest levels of health, well-being, and independence for residents.

Qualifications

• Experience in dementia care or related field preferred.
• Two years supervising staff preferred.
• Bachelor's in Gerontology, psychology, sociology, or related field preferred or 3+ years in social services/residential care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and secure environment for all team members, residents, and guests.
• Ensure compliance with state regulations governing memory care (Title 22).
• Recruit, interview, onboard, train, motivate, and retain memory care staff.
• Coordinate scheduling to ensure adequate staffing per standards and resident needs.
• Foster effective communication with residents, families, visitors, and colleagues.
• Support resident participation in activities and dining, ensuring nutritional needs are met.

Skills

Dementia care

Staff supervision

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory compliance

CPR/First aid

Education

BA in Gerontology

Related field experience

Tools

CPR certification

First aid training

Food handler certification

Job description

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Ivy Park at Escondido is a premier senior living community situated on a beautifully landscaped campus. Managed by Oakmont Management Group,we provide exceptional quality, comfort, and care with five-star services and amenities. Residents enjoy a rewarding lifestyle with individualized comprehensive support that promotes continuing independence. We deliver meaningful lifestyles and relationships with residents, families, and team members by developing a winning culture and living these values: Authenticity * Teamwork * Compassion * Commitment * Resilience.

With communities across California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Nevada, opportunities for career growth, relocation, and travel are significant. In addition, eligible team members may enjoy the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Vacation, Personal Day, Sick Pay, Holidays
• Complimentary Meals
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Team Member Discount Program (LifeMart)
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Recognition Programs
• Student Loan Refinancing
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

The Memory Care Director at Oakmont leads a ‘Whole living’ approach to dementia care in their community, which is the philosophy of partnering with the resident to care ‘with them’ rather than ‘for them in order to encourage each resident to reach their highest potential physically, cognitively, socially, emotionally and spiritually, ensuring maximized independence by creating an engaging and dignified environment that enhances the residents’ ability to be themselves and live their most fulfilling life.

The Memory Care Director is responsible for general oversight of all aspects of the Traditions (Memory Care) neighborhood in their community, ensuring that the delivery of dementia care services including the delivery of care, delivery of activities, and delivery of culinary, exceed the resident and family expectations and meet the required services outlined in the residents’ service plan. The memory care director offers dementia expertise and dementia care resources in collaboration with community leaders in culinary, activities, and health services to develop and execute a personalized care plan to best maintain the overall health and well-being of the residents.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a safe and secure environment for all team members, residents, and guests, following established safety standards.
• Understands and ensures compliance with all state (Title 22) regulations concerning the memory care department.
• Maintains recruiting of all memory care positions. Conducts interviews, hires, onboards, trains, motivates, and retains team members.
• Coordinates departmental schedule to ensure adequate staffing in accordance with company standards, policies and procedures, and the needs of the residents.
• Communicates effectively and displays tact and friendliness when dealing with residents, families, visitors, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Supports resident participation in activities. Ensures an engaging and dynamic activities program is executed daily.
• Supports resident participation in dining and collaborates with the Culinary team to ensure resident nutrition needs are met and the quality of the culinary experience remains positive.
• Provides input to Health Services Director regarding Memory Care resident pre-admission assessments and reassessments.
• Assists the Health Services Director in coordinating incidental medical, dental, vision, hearing, and podiatry care for residents and arrange resident escorts as needed.
• Partners with community healthcare professionals, including physicians, discharge planners, nurses, and state agencies on the care needs of residents as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age
• Prefer two (2) years of experience working with persons with dementia
• Prefer one (1) year of experience supervising and managing employees
• Preferred BA/S in Gerontology, psychology, sociology, or related field or at least 3 years working in social services, residential care, psychiatric facility, or related setting.
• A Residential Care Facility for the Elderly administrators’ license may be required.
• Hold or able to obtain one or more certifications related to Dementia care; such as Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), Certified Alzheimer’s Caregiver (CAC), Certified Alzheimer’s Educator (CAE), Certified Dementia Care Manager (CDCM), Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional and/or other equivalents.
• Able to obtain and maintain valid first aid and CPR certification
• Able to obtain and maintain a valid Food Handler’s certification
• Must pass a Criminal Background check and Health Screening tests, including physical and TB Tests.
• For the health and safety of our team members and residents, Oakmont Management Group may require team members to vaccinate, participate in daily screening, surveillance testing, and to wear face coverings and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 or other communicable diseases, per regulatory guidelines.

Oakmont Management Group, based in Irvine, California, is a recognized leader in the senior living industry that manages a portfolio of communities under the Oakmont Senior Living and Ivy Living brands. OMG serves thousands of seniors across communities in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. At OMG, we strive to create an atmosphere of family and community among team members, residents, and resident family members. We know that caring and meaningful relationships are the foundation of a rewarding life, and our team is hand-selected for their skills, previous experience, and passion for working with the elderly. Our practice is to incorporate joy and laughter alongside our expectations of excellence. Walk into our communities and feel our pride of ownership and commitment to service.

Oakmont Management Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.