Float Social Services Director

American Senior Communities is now hiring a Float Social Services Director

Region:  Southwest Indiana

The Float Social Services Director plays a key role in delivering medically related social services to help residents attain or maintain the highest possible level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. This position provides social services support across multiple communities, assisting teams during vacancies, leaves of absence, transitions, and periods of increased need while ensuring continuity of care and regulatory compliance.

Skills Needed:

1. Clinical and Human Services Knowledge
• Understanding of social work principles, psychosocial assessments, and interventions.
• Familiarity with case management, discharge planning, resident rights, and crisis intervention.
• Ability to quickly assess community needs and provide effective social services support.
2. Adaptability and Flexibility
• Ability to transition between communities and adjust to varying resident populations, team dynamics, and operational needs.
• Comfortable managing changing priorities and learning new environments quickly.
3. Interpersonal Communication
• Empathetic engagement with residents and families.
• Clear and effective communication with interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong conflict resolution, mediation, and relationship-building skills.
4. Supportive Presence
• Creates a welcoming, comforting, and resident-centered environment.
• Builds trust with residents, families, and team members across multiple locations.
5. Collaboration
• Works collaboratively with community leaders, healthcare professionals, consultants, and regulatory agencies.
• Supports community teams by sharing best practices and ensuring consistency in service delivery.
6. Teamwork
• Demonstrates a commitment to supporting communities and working toward the shared goal of exceptional resident care.
• Assists teams during periods of change, growth, and transition.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in social work or a Human Services-related field required.
2. Strong passion for geriatric advocacy and commitment to excellence in senior care.
3. Previous social services experience in long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, or healthcare settings preferred.
4. Ability and willingness to travel between assigned communities as needed.
5. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing environments.
6. Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values in all interactions with residents, family members, customers, and staff:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Relationships
• Excellence

Position Highlights:

• Provides temporary leadership and social services support across multiple communities.
• Assists with onboarding, training, regulatory readiness, and transition management.
• Helps ensure continuity of resident care during staffing changes and community transitions.
• Serves as a resource and mentor to community teams while promoting best practices and organizational standards.

Benefits and perks include:

• Competitive Compensation:  Access your earnings before payday.  Take advantage of lucrative employee referral bonus programs, 401(k), FSA program, free life insurance, PTO exchange for pay programs and more.
• Health & Wellness:  Medical coverage as low as $25, vision and dental insurance. Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personalized Wellness Coaching.
• Life in Balance:  Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO. Employee Discount Programs that allow you to save on travel, retail, entertainment, food and much more.
• Career Growth:  Access to preceptors and mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state like Ivy Tech and Purdue Global, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement. 
• Team Culture:  C.A.R.E. Values:  Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana.  Celebrate the hard work you and your team put in each day through employee recognition events and monthly and annual awards. 

 *Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply

About American Senior Communities

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., but they are also our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly served our customers since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Team members within each of our 100+ American Senior Communities take great pride in our Hoosier hospitality roots, and it is ingrained in everything we do. As leaders in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.