Job Description

Woodlands Senior Living is a Maine-based, family-owned organization that provides the people of Maine a trusted partner in assisted living and memory care. Our mission is to make each day the best day possible for every resident we serve, and our teammates are committed to high standards of behavior to deliver exceptional care and maintain a safe, inclusive work environment.

At Woodlands Senior Living of Brewer, the Executive Director is more than an operational leader — they are a steward of excellence, culture, and resident experience. The individual chosen for this role will continue to build on a high-performing, well-established Memory Care and Assisted Living campus and further strengthen the success already achieved.

Our leaders operate within a culture defined by Service, Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, and Attitude. We hold ourselves to high standards, not only in outcomes but in how we lead, support one another, and serve residents and their families. In this role, your leadership impact in the first 90 days will establish presence and direction. By six months, you will have aligned and developed your leadership team, creating clarity in expectations and consistency in execution. By your first year, your team will be engaged and committed to delivering sustained excellence and exceptional care — ensuring residents, families, and employees experience our mission in action every day.

What you will do as an Executive Director:

• Plan, implement and evaluate resident care, medication, and personal care services to maximize residents’ health potential, to meet residents’ medical care needs and to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Participate in the management of financial operations of the facility as delegated by Corporate Manager and Chief Operating Officer in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, statutes, and regulations that govern assisted living facilities and established company policies and procedures.
• Plan, implement and evaluate a system for recruiting, orienting, training, evaluating, retaining, and scheduling of competent staff to provide quality services and meet accreditation standards of The Joint Commission as an Assisted Living facility, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensure employee compliance with the company’s personnel and operational policies and procedures. Monitor written policies and procedures for their effectiveness and compliance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, statutes, and regulations that govern assisted living facilities. Make recommendations for revision as indicated. Interpret company’s policies and procedures to employees, family members, government agencies, etc. as necessary.

The benefits to join the team:

• Vacation and holiday pay because you deserve time to relax and recharge
• Health, dental, vision and supplemental benefits to support your health
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) savings and investment plan to prepare for your future

Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must provide proof of immunization/immunity to MMR and Varicella
• A current, valid license to operate a vehicle in the state of Maine and a driving record that is satisfactory to the company may be required.
• Strong command of the English language with the ability to follow oral, written instructions with precision, and have computer literacy.
• Must be licensed by the Maine Nursing Home Administrator’s Licensing Board as a Residential Care Administrator or Multi-Level Long Term Care Administrator.
• Must participate in at least sixteen (16) classroom hours of continuing education annually in areas related to care of the population served by the facility.