Top Benefits
About the role
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 aGeneral Managerto join ourParkland at the Lakesteam based inDartmouth, 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
About Shannex Incorporated
Shannex Inc. offers Retirement Living, Care at Home, and Nursing Home services across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. Shannex has been built on the commitment to place clients first, to provide service excellence and respect each client as an individual. Shannex is a family-owned, Maritime-based company that has been providing care to clients since 1988. Our core values; Clients First, Building Trusted Partnerships, Always Improving Quality and Being Accountable, define what Shannex stands for and create the framework for all that we do.
Shannex is more than a place to live or work. We are a community of people and friendships where the focus is on living well in the place our clients call home
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Top Benefits
About the role
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 aGeneral Managerto join ourParkland at the Lakesteam based inDartmouth, 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
About Shannex Incorporated
Shannex Inc. offers Retirement Living, Care at Home, and Nursing Home services across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. Shannex has been built on the commitment to place clients first, to provide service excellence and respect each client as an individual. Shannex is a family-owned, Maritime-based company that has been providing care to clients since 1988. Our core values; Clients First, Building Trusted Partnerships, Always Improving Quality and Being Accountable, define what Shannex stands for and create the framework for all that we do.
Shannex is more than a place to live or work. We are a community of people and friendships where the focus is on living well in the place our clients call home