General Manager

Job Description

If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living.

If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living. We are searching for a General Manager to join our Parkland West Bedford team based in Bedford, Nova Scotia.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About The Opportunity

• Providing leadership and overseeing the provision of quality services respecting the resident’s right to individualized planning of services
• Managing available resources to promote optimal resident and employee satisfaction
• Overseeing the process to respond to resident inquiries, complaints, and comments
• Fostering the development of a quality culture that shapes the values, beliefs, and actions of all staff through the application of a continuous quality improvement philosophy
• Leading the facility management team toward the organizational, facility and departmental goals and priorities
• Working with the management team to promote communication and compliance to policies, procedures, and applicable legislation
• Identifying and managing risk as it applies to the human, physical and financial resources
• Promoting and marketing of the facility and its’ services within the community and surrounding area
• Ongoing monitoring of facility occupancy and adjustment of marketing strategy and activities to achieve occupancy goals
• Ensuring established division and department standards are adhered to by all staff.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability, you bring:

• Undergraduate degree in health-related field, business or hospitality required
• Master’s degree in health-related field, business or hospitality an asset
• Minimum 7 years management experience
• Previous experience in working with the elderly in long-term care or a seniors retirement living environment an asset
• Diploma in gerontology an asset
• Must be willing to participate in related professional affiliations as identified by the organization

Great People is a core value at Shannex, grounded in the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of our organization. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and to fostering a culture that celebrates individuality and ensures every person is treated with fairness and respect. Here, every team member belongs. With locations across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario, our team members help build communities that support connection, wellbeing, and longevity.

Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. In addition, Shannex provides Transitional Health Services in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit shannex.com .

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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