General Manager Jobs

Let us welcome you to Optima Living in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Our unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.

Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to our underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in our communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice.

Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon our North Star. Optima Living operates over 2,200 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health.

Summary:

As the General Manager you are responsible for providing day-to-day operational support. This includes an understanding of finance, occupancy, resident support, employee/labour relations, as well as relationship building with our support services team. This position reports to Regional Director.

Do you have the following experience & skills? If Yes, then you’re the one!

• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve.
• Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors, and operational partners
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Minimum (5) five years of experience in property management and or a combination of a relevant diploma or degree program in healthcare administration/ long-term care or hospitality.
• Experience in a residential care setting is preferred.
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests.

Key responsibilities:

Talent Management

• Ability to drive results through others.
• Promotes team building and engagement.
• Actively plan for growth and successions in pipeline development
• Ability to inspire a diverse, employer of choice culture with a focus on “Let Us Welcome You Home.”
• Build and nurture a strong interdisciplinary team of Managers and Front-line employees: sources, selects and onboards key talent.
• Responsible for setting and implementing site level vision, mission, values, and organizational strategies.
• Provides coaching and mentoring.
• Conducts performance evaluations.

Ensure our commitment to Best in Class and excellence:

• Maintains compliance with provincial legislation and accreditation standards.
• Reward and recognize those who embody our “Best-in-Class approach” and to those who live by our credo of ‘Let us Welcome You Home”
• Interact with residents to resolve enquiries in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
• Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System. This includes recognizing health and safety hazards, reporting incidents, fulfilling responsibilities under the applicable legislation, as well as participating in in-services and fire drills.

Financial Competencies:

• Budget creation and implementation.
• Having the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about managing within a budget.
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze data and Financial Statements establishing targets and driving results.

Managing Relationships:

• Inspires a positive culture for families, residents, and employees.
• Stakeholder Awareness – Is able to forge strong positive partnerships with our external stakeholders and suppliers to advance organizational priorities.

Miscellaneous:

• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements.

Benefits of working with Optima Living:

• Vision care
• Employee assistance program
• Welcoming and supportive work environment
• Dental care   
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• All the usual perks:
• RRSP match
• Truly awesome teammates
• Life insurance
• Extended health care

Conditions of Employment 

• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
• COVID-19 vaccination proof. This requirement may be waived if you have received an exemption through the provincial government. 
• Clear Police Information Check 

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