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Freedom Square of Seminole is an upscale Senior Living Community located in beautiful Seminole, Florida. Designed like a quaint town square with paved brick streets and a welcoming gazebo, Freedom Square retirement community in Seminole, Florida offers a wide variety of elegantly appointed residential options, a wealth of exceptional services and amenities and a full calendar of fun, engaging activities - all just a short drive from Lake Seminole and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast! Situated on 15 acres with two ponds, we offer a beautiful garden-like setting for retirement living.
As a life care community, Freedom Square makes aging in place simple. Residents are able to seamlessly transition from independent living to assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing care, as their healthcare needs change.
Freedom Square of Seminole has 304 Independent Living Units, 148 Assisted Living, 25 Memory Care Units and 115 Skilled Nursing units.
What makes us stand out against the others?
- We provide a fun workplace culture – including monthly luncheons and campus-wide events
- Our community and facilities are clean
- Benefits for Full and Part Time Staff
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Paid Training
- Revised Wage and Bonus Structure
Our community is looking for a Plant Operations Director to join our team! If you are passionate about helping others and are looking for a new opportunity, we would love to chat with you!
Responsibilities
- Implements systems and controls to achieve financial performance as established by the department budget. This includes developing budgets and capital spending plans on an annual basis. Per calendar year we average 5-6 million for our capital budgeting.
- Develop financial forecasts and actively participate in monthly profit/loss review meetings.
- Develop and implement plans for the plant operations team and vendors to maintain property, equipment, grounds and other assets in an acceptable state of repair.
- Ensure that apartment maintenance requests are handled in a prompt and courteous manner through the TELS system.
- Develop plans that provides and maintains a quality facility with respect to the interior and exterior of the buildings, roads, grounds, tools and equipment to achieve a safe, sanitary and healthy living/working environment for residents and staff.
- Assures that all services and programs are in compliance with federal, state, and/or local laws and statutes.
- Plans and initiates staff training in emergency preparedness. life safety, personal protective equipment, OSHA mandated training, and other required training. Monitors infection control guidelines within the department.
- Develops established emergency policies and procedures for the team to follow.
- Reviews and analyzes quality control, maintenance and operational reports to determine causes of non-conformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
- Experience in apartments and condo renovations for Upscale Senior Living and ability to manage timelines with outside contractors.
Skills
- At least five years' experience in plant engineering and/or trades such as plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, refrigeration, ground maintenance, masonry or maintenance. Three years supervisory experience.
- Previous experience in the health care field and/or with an elderly population preferred. Knowledge in fire safety and MSDS training also preferred.
- Must have outstanding customer service skills with a senior population with a focus on meeting and exceeding expectations.
What We Offer:
- Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay! Freedom Square of Seminole now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on-demand, as it's earned.
- Benefits for full and part time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
- Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!
- Monthly company luncheons and employee appreciation events!
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Skills Required
- At least five years' experience in plant engineering or skilled trades (plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, refrigeration, grounds, masonry)
- Minimum three years of supervisory/management experience
- Experience managing apartment and condo renovations and coordinating outside contractors
- Experience developing budgets, capital spending plans, and participating in monthly P&L/financial reviews
- Knowledge of OSHA-mandated training, emergency preparedness, life safety, PPE, and infection control monitoring
- Outstanding customer service skills with a senior population
- Familiarity with using a maintenance request system (TELS) to manage apartment service requests
- Previous experience in healthcare or working with elderly residents
- Knowledge of fire safety and MSDS training
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
Vi Living Insights
What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
Why Work With Us
At Vi, we go beyond words; respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion are the foundations of our culture. We're devoted to fostering an environment where every employee feels a genuine sense of belonging, appreciation, and empowerment.
