Regional Specialty Program Director

Parallel; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee recognition events

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Supportive team

Multi-site work

Job summary

Parallel Management Group is seeking a Regional Specialty Program Director to lead rollout, training, and ongoing support of specialty resident programs across the communities they serve. You will partner with regional leadership to tailor programs, launch them with onsite teams, and sustain operations, while traveling between communities within the region.

This role emphasizes hands-on staff development, newsletters, and close collaboration with Life Enrichment Directors, Memory Care

Qualifications

• Experience in senior living, memory care, or related healthcare setting preferred.
• Comfortable facilitating hands-on training for groups, in person and virtual.
• Willing and able to complete End-of-Life Doula certification and train others.
• Strong organizational and relationship-building skills across multiple departments.
• Proficient with virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom).
• Ability to travel regularly between communities within the region.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and host ongoing training experiences for staff at all communities within the region.
• Identify appropriate specialty programs for new communities and implement in order of priority.
• Provide ongoing support to staff responsible for day-to-day program delivery.
• Hold biweekly meetings with communities to check in on progress and provide support.
• Send monthly reminders and assist with resident requests, including new program launches.
• Collect monthly submissions and compile a region-wide newsletter.
• Lead hands-on training for Memory Care, End-of-Life Doula, and Restorative Care programs.
• Launch programs in new communities with memory care, including cognitive assessments and displays.
• Facilitate family education nights and ensure smooth execution until independence.
• Plan and coach doula activities, establish lead doulas, and maintain binders.

Job description

Responsibilities/Qualifications

Parallel Management Group is looking for a Regional Specialty Program Director . This role leads the rollout, training, and ongoing support of Parallel's specialty resident programs - spanning memory care training, end‑of‑life doula support, and restorative care - across the communities they support. This role partners with building and regional leadership to determine which programs are the right fit for each community and in what order they should be introduced, then works directly with onsite teams (Life Enrichment Directors, Memory Care Coordinators, Wellness Coordinators, Restorative Aides, and End‑of‑Life Doulas) to launch each program and keep it running well over time.

General Responsibilities

• Schedule and host ongoing training experiences for staff at all communities within the region.
• Communicate with building and regional management to identify which specialty programs are appropriate for new communities, and implement programs in order of priority.
• Provide ongoing support to the staff responsible for day‑to‑day program delivery, including Life Enrichment Directors, Memory Care Coordinators, Wellness Coordinators, Restorative Aides, and End‑of‑Life Doulas (where applicable).
• Hold individual meetings or video calls with communities on a biweekly basis once their programs are established, to check in on progress and provide continued support.
• Send communities reminders throughout the month to keep program submissions and follow‑through on track, and assist communities with carrying out resident requests as needed, with hands‑on support for communities that are new to a program.
• Collect submissions from all communities each month and compile them into a newsletter distributed across the region.

Memory Care & Dementia Training Program Responsibilities

• Facilitate hands‑on staff training experiences, including virtual dementia simulation training, meaningful engagement training, and challenging behavior training (some sessions require a co‑facilitator).
• Launch the program in new communities with memory care: complete resident cognitive assessments, install sensory/way‑finding displays, and assemble staff sensory boxes.
• Launch family education nights in new communities and attend the first several sessions until the community is ready to run them independently.
• Follow up regularly with onsite staff to confirm the program is being maintained, and provide hands‑on help to catch communities up as needed.

End‑of‑Life Doula Program Responsibilities

• Complete End‑of‑Life Doula training/certification in order to train community‑based doulas.
• Host doula training classes - increasingly delivered virtually via Zoom to multiple communities at once, rather than spending multiple days on‑site training just a few doulas at a time.
• Help each community identify and establish a lead doula responsible for maintaining doula assignments.
• Set up doula program binders for new communities and coach the lead doula to maintain them going forward, checking in and providing catch‑up support as needed.
• Plan periodic appreciation events for doulas and arrange ongoing education opportunities.

Restorative Care Program Responsibilities

• Recruit and train restorative techs to launch and expand the program in additional communities.
• Monitor restorative documentation and track resident progress.
• Meet regularly with outside providers involved in the program.
• Partner across departments to ensure all components of the program are being carried out consistently.
• Collaborate with a fitness coach to elevate the program, with plans to extend fitness coach support to communities in the West region.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior living, memory care, or a related healthcare setting preferred.
• Comfortable facilitating hands‑on training for groups of staff, both in person and virtually.
• Willing and able to complete End‑of‑Life Doula certification and to train others in that role.
• Strong organizational and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to work across multiple departments, disciplines, and communities.
• Proficient with virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom) for remote training delivery.
• Ability to travel regularly between communities within the assigned region, including occasional multi‑day travel for in‑person training and program launches.

Why Join Parallel?

At Parallel, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact-not just in the lives of our residents, but also in the communities and care teams you support.

Benefits include:

• Employee recognition events
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance available to full‑time employees
• Opportunity to work with a supportive team dedicated to quality senior care
• Variety and flexibility through work at multiple senior living communities