Executive Director ~ Senior Living Community ~ Phoenix

Executive Director ~ Senior Living Community ~ Phoenix

Job Category
: ADMIN (ED/BOM/CONC)

Requisition Number
: EXECU
049204

• Posted :
  January 26, 2026
• Full-Time

Morning Star at Arcadia
3200 East Glenrosa Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85018, USA

Executive Director

Salary - Full-time

Pay Range: $ - $

Schedule will discussed at time of interview at the community

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents

At Morning Star Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident‑heroes, and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters.

We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward‑bound and rooted in servant‑leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

The Executive Director shall lead through vision and values while overseeing all day to day operations of the community. This includes leading team member relations, resident and family services and communication, resident well‑being, vibrant resident activities, quality assurance, financial management, regulatory compliance, and all other aspects of community operations.

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal!

• Run the operations of the business as if it were your own. Must have a high business acumen and understand the overall operations of every department.
• Recruit, train and hire department managers to supervise the daily operations of the major departments and consult with them as needed. This includes the ability to hire, discipline, and terminate department team members, schedule and staff department teams, ascertain quality of performance, and lead inter‑departmental relationships.
• Must be approachable, fair‑minded and communicate with clarity while showing confidence and enthusiasm.
• Must be able to maintain composure during stressful and emergent situations.
• Will support your department head team in their respective roles by partnering with them as needed to ensure that the overall department runs efficiently and to Morning Star standards.
• Act in the best interest of the community being a good steward, driving for results, rallying the team members to achieve goals and promoting disciplined analysis of projects and problems.
• Act as a Serving Leader, always. At Morning Star, the servant‑leader shares power puts the needs of others first and helps team members develop and perform as highly as possible.
• Act as a leader of the sales culture in the community in collaboration and partnership with the Sales and Marketing Director.
• Prepare and submit required reports as required by the company.
• Represent the community with federal, state and local government and private agencies.
• Observe activities in each department and on each shift to ensure compliance to Morning Star standards. Manage by “walking around” which means being in the habit of talking with people face to face to get a sense of how things are going, and to listen to whatever may be on their minds.
• Walk and observe the community daily. Spend appropriate amounts of times in all departments.
• Ensure that your community, grounds, and overall physical plant are always “ready for company”.
• Have a daily presence in Reflections particularly during meal time to ensure team member engagement and a quality dining experience.
• Spend time in the dining room daily ensuring resident and/or family member satisfaction and providing support to the team throughout the various meals and meal service.
• Ensure compliance with company policies pertaining to resident care, human resources, financial control, public relations, maintenance of physical plant, and policies and…