Director of Senior Center

Company: Sequoia Living, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Join Us as the Director of the San Francisco Senior Center - Be a Catalyst for Positive AgingSequoia Living is looking for a dynamic, mission-driven leader to serve as the Director of the San Francisco Senior Center (SFSC) overseeing two centers, Downtown and Aquatic Park. In this pivotal role, you'll shape the strategic direction of one of the Bay Area's most respected senior centers, leading a dedicated team and delivering innovative programming that reflects the vibrancy and diversity of our community. Lead and manage all aspects of SFSC operations, ensuring smooth, efficient, and welcoming experiences for participants, staff, and community partners. Maximize facility use while cultivating a center that serves as a hub for connection, lifelong learning, wellness, and civic engagement.What You Will Do:

• Collaborates with Sequoia Living leadership to ensure SFSC serves Sequoia Living organizational mission, objectives, and values. Articulates, implements, and evaluates strategic direction and goals of SFSC to promote operating success and financial sustainability.
• Hires, manages, motivates supporting staff and approves departmental structure in accordance with established standards, procedures, and regulatory compliance. Provides leadership to staff and sets expectations of integration of Sequoia Living programs and new senior center models into center operations.
• Ensures rich, diverse, and relevant program offerings, including the provision of meals, fitness programs, art and other classes, as well as civic engagement opportunities. Develops both special and ongoing activities. Promotes cultural competency initiatives and ensures programming is responsive to ethnic and cultural diversity of existing and prospective participants.
• Provides ongoing management of landlord relationships and fulfills lease compliance. Oversees safety and security of sites. Maximizes facility utilization and upkeep. Optimizes use and appearance of space. Ensures good sanitation practices and hygiene in the physical plants.
• Develops budgets, manages costs, and generates revenues consistent with mission. Oversees smooth and timely financial planning, reporting, and processing. Exercises leadership and works collaboratively with Senior Services Northern California to continue current fund-raising activities. Cultivates, secures, and maintains new funding sources. Oversees grant administration.
• Establishes and ensures maintenance of data systems, as required by funding agencies, that record census, utilization of programs, and unduplicated counts of participants. Ensures reliable data collection on participation and qualitative measurements on program impacts, budget development and compliance.
• Cultivates good relationships with participants, team leads, partners, surrounding community representatives, and other stakeholders and sets a positive example for staff.
• Exhibits leadership in local and national arenas in promoting senior centers; cultivates relationships with public officials and organizations that advocate for seniors, including Disability and Aging Services (DAS).
• Represents SFSC as Sequoia Living ambassador to larger community. Highlights innovative SFSC initiatives that promote lifelong learning, emotional and physical health, wellbeing and successful aging.
• Collaborates within Community Services in shaping and implementing strategic initiatives for SFSC. Revises program strategy for generational cohorts and promotes best practices in engagement. Analyzes program, local, and national data to identify and respond to senior center trends; builds coalitions and garners support from a wide variety of sources in order to advance the strategic goals and objectives of SFSC.
• Oversees department workplace safety and risk control programs to ensure employees are provided education and training regarding safe work practices and occupational exposure. Ensures all workplace injuries are reported and investigated in a timely and thorough manner in accordance with Sequoia Living procedures. Works with Human Resources and employees regarding Return-to-Work program and Workers Compensation Leaves of Absence when applicable.
• Performs other work as assigned.Why Work Here:

• $98,300 - $115,500/year
• We have medical and dental coverage or pay a cash stipend if you are covered on another plan. Life Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Emergency Relief Fund, Flexible Spending Account, 18 PTO, 8 Holidays, 6 days per year available to provide pay when on an approved Leave of Absence and much more!
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Employee Referral Award, Employee Recognition Programs, Sign On Bonus.
• We offer on the job training and professional development opportunities. Scholarships too! We offer tuition and/or fee assistance for qualified programs.
• Covid protocols in place to keep everyone safe.
• Competitive wages and growth opportunities.Who You Are:
  • You enjoy working with people and have interpersonal skills.
  • You can use tact and courtesy in dealing with residents under sometimes trying conditions. You can show patience and understanding.
  • You like your days to be varied, can handle a fast-paced environment, and don't mind working under pressure.
  • Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Recreation Therapy Social Work or related field required, Master's degree desirable. Minimum of five (5) years' senior or community center programming and management experience, including three (3) years supervisory experience.Who We Are:Founded in 1958, Sequoia Living is a Bay Area-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing older adults with stimulating, joyful living environments and services that support and enrich their lives. Throughout our six decades as a nonprofit serving Bay Area seniors, we've learned the importance of connection and collaboration when it comes to providing resources for healthy aging. From our Life Planning Community to safe affordable housing, engaging senior centers, and a purpose-filled volunteer program, we provide friendly environments where people can explore and discover what it means to grow stronger, wiser, and more joyful.Sequoia Living is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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