Senior Living Executive Director: Lead Growth & Care

Charter Senior Living; Woodbridge (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive Director Bonus Opportunity

Job summary

Charter Senior Living of Woodbridge is seeking an accomplished Executive Director to lead a high-performing senior living community. You will drive occupancy, financial performance, and resident experience while building strong teams, maintaining regulatory standards, and delivering compassionate care.

This role reports Monday–Friday with Manager-on-Duty responsibilities and offers a competitive base salary of $120,000–$135,000 annually plus an Executive Director bonus opportunity.

Qualifications

• Previous senior living leadership experience required.
• Strong financial management, budgeting, and operational accountability.
• Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of senior living sales, occupancy management, and revenue growth.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to lead through change and balance priorities between care and operations.
• Experience establishing accountability and maintaining regulatory/operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for all community operations.
• Develop, manage, and monitor budgets, revenue, expenses, and operating performance.
• Analyze financial reports and implement strategies to improve results.
• Lead with empathy to ensure resident-centered care and associate engagement.
• Collaborate with sales/marketing to sustain occupancy and market competitiveness.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain department leaders; foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Team development

Sales & occupancy focus

Communication

Change management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Charter Senior Living of Woodbridge is seeking an accomplished Executive Director to lead a high-performing senior living community. You will drive occupancy, financial performance, and resident experience while building strong teams, maintaining regulatory standards, and delivering compassionate care.

This role reports Monday–Friday with Manager-on-Duty responsibilities and offers a competitive base salary of $120,000–$135,000 annually plus an Executive Director bonus opportunity.