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Activities/Programming Director - Senior Living Community

Benchmark Senior Living
Benchmark Senior Living Salary
Newton, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/19/2026
Adelaide of Newton Centre, our memory care focused community, is hiring!

Joining the Benchmark Senior Living team means putting your passion to work. Our associates feel a sense of belonging with the care that they provide, empowered by the open and reliable team that surrounds them. Our diverse and skilled workforce takes immense pride in a shared commitment: a devotion to providing caring and dedicated service. In our supportive environment, associates can learn and grow. With professional and personal training programs, as well as education for career advancement, we empower associates to explore their interests, feed their passion, and pursue growth opportunities. We invite you to connect with your calling, find purpose in your career, and gain lifelong relationships through the power of human connection by transforming the lives of seniors!

The Program Director is responsible for coordinating, implementing, and evaluating our assisted living program to enhance our resident’s experience, while developing, maintaining and cultivating relationships with community organizations, current residents, and families. The Program Director oversees the activity staff and Van Driver to coordinate and implement resident interests and programs to create a varied yet innovative activity program within the community.

Salary: $65k-$68k

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday

Responsibilities

  • Implements events and programs to enhance the assisted living experience and improve the resident quality of life
  • Evaluates programs to make sure the quality of programs fits the needs of all residents
  • Develops an innovative seven day a week activity program that is engaging for all residents
  • Monthly family-centered programming held on a consistent basis to promote participation and ease in scheduling.
  • Responsible for leading and implementing one-on-one, small group and large group programming according to the programming schedule
  • Supports, encourages, and directs independent program pursuits, both individually and in small groups
  • Supports the resident’s abilities by understanding that all aspects of care can be viewed as an activity
  • Produces an online and printable quality monthly newsletter and calendar and daily activity calendar on a timely basis, through Benchmarks Internal Social Media Website
  • Can manage and support programming associates, including transportation and our community Van Driver

Requirements

  • Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and knowledge of aging and disability issues
  • Must be qualified by experience and training to develop programs appropriate for elders and disabled individuals
  • Management and Leadership Experience
  • Previous experience working with seniors is preferred
  • Experience in Microsoft Office Preferred

Benefits

As a community leader at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

  • 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
  • Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
  • Discounted Meal Program
  • Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
  • Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
  • Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits; no enrollment waiting period
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Company-provided Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.

Salary : $65,000 - $68,000

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