Elders Center Director

Title: Elders Center Director

Location: Lemoore, CA, US

Department: Elders Center

Range: $56,160–$73,270.06 annually

Status: Full Time

Required Qualifications/Essential Duties

At the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe, we’re building a stronger future by serving the Tribal community with respect, teamwork, and integrity. Our employees do meaningful work, receive valuable benefits, and have opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow.

We’re hiring an Elders Center Director to serve as the onsite point of contact and oversee day-to-day Elders Center programming under the direction of the Tribal Administrator. You will plan, coordinate, promote, and monitor activities and services that support Tribal Elders through social connection, cultural activities, recreation, health and wellness, education, nutrition, outreach, and congregate meals. You will also direct assigned staff and support safe operations, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Location and Schedule

This is a full-time, exempt position based in Lemoore, California, reporting to the Tribal Administrator. The annual salary range is $56,160–$73,270.06. The role includes work in Elders Center, office, and community settings, travel for meetings and approved activities, flexible hours including evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events, and possible emergency callouts.

What You’ll Do

• Elders Center operations: Serve as the onsite point of contact; coordinate, oversee, and supervise daily programs, activities, facility use, and participant support; and ensure services are respectful, culturally sensitive, safe, and organized.
• Programs and activities: Plan, organize, promote, coordinate, and supervise social, cultural, recreational, health and wellness, educational, nutrition education, outreach, congregate meal, and special event programming, including outings, holiday and cultural events, Bingo, arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor games, workshops, and classes.
• Outreach and continuous improvement: Develop monthly activity calendars, newsletters, flyers, social media content, and participant notices; monitor participation, evaluate activities, and gather feedback; recommend new or modified programs to the Tribal Administrator; and implement approved programs and monitor progress through completion.
• Planning, budgets, and reporting: Develop and obtain approval for staffing plans, operational plans, and annual budgets; coordinate coverage and monitor expenditures; prepare correspondence, reports, memos, calendars, and activity records; and report the Center’s financial and operational status to the Elders Executive Board.
• Purchasing and inventory: Oversee purchasing, requisition supplies and equipment, and maintain and monitor an inventory of all departmental items.
• Partnerships and coordination: Work with Tribal departments, community groups, vendors, and partner agencies to arrange special events, holiday activities, workshops, services, and approved transportation; coordinate schedules, supplies, and other program logistics.
• Safety and program standards: Follow Tribal policies and applicable requirements for senior services, confidentiality, food service, and program operations; conduct routine safety checks, respond to emergencies, support risk-management practices, and promptly report facility, safety, or participant concerns.
• Staff leadership and supervision: Plan, assign, and supervise work for WEX employees, assigned kitchen staff, volunteers, and temporary or other support personnel; provide training and guidance; monitor performance and work quality; coordinate schedules and coverage; and ensure staff meet program, safety, confidentiality, food-service, and customer-service expectations.
• Personnel administration: Evaluate employee performance and prepare evaluation reports; conduct employee counseling and prepare disciplinary write-ups in accordance with Tribal policies; verify and prepare timesheets for Payroll; and prepare and approve assignment rotations.
• Attend staff and department coordination meetings, required trainings, site monitoring, and other assigned gatherings; drive company or personal vehicles for Elders Center errands, meetings, outreach, and approved program-related transportation; and perform other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

This role may be a strong fit if you are an experienced, service-minded leader who enjoys working with older adults while respecting Tribal customs, cultural values, confidentiality, and community priorities. You should understand how to plan, promote, and evaluate community-based programs; exercise sound judgment; manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently; address routine concerns respectfully and firmly; and elevate issues appropriately to the Tribal Administrator.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent, plus one of the following:
  • An associate’s degree in Recreation, Gerontology, Human Services, Social Work, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field approved by the Tribal Administrator, and three (3) years of experience coordinating programs, activities, or services for older adults or community members, including supervisory or lead experience; OR
  • Five (5) years of experience coordinating programs, activities, or services for older adults or community members, including supervisory or lead experience.
• Experience organizing activities, events, or services for older adults or community members, with an interest in cultural, recreational, wellness, and social programs.
• Strong organization, communication, and customer service skills; ability to prepare clear reports and program documentation, coordinate schedules, vendors, supplies, transportation, and outreach, and provide daily direction to assigned staff.
• Ability to establish rapport with Tribal Elders, families, staff, partner agencies, and the public; work respectfully with all ages and ethnic groups; protect confidentiality; and learn and respect Native customs, traditions, culture, and Tribal practices.
• Proficiency in Word for correspondence and program materials, Excel for records, schedules, inventory, and basic budget information, and Outlook for communication and scheduling; ability to use internet-based tools, social media, or basic design applications for outreach and learn purchasing, reporting, scheduling, and records-management software.
• Valid California driver’s license and continued insurability through the Tribe’s insurance carrier.
• First Aid and CPR certification, or ability to obtain it within 90 days of hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Knowledge of safety practices, emergency response, and risk-management considerations for senior services, public programs, transportation, and facility activities; ability to coordinate assigned kitchen staff and support safe, timely, respectful meal service.
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel for approved activities; maintain punctuality, dependability, and a professional image; and promote a welcoming, inclusive, culturally respectful environment.
• Ability to meet pre-employment requirements, including a physical, drug screen, FBI fingerprint background check, DMV printout, and negative TB test result.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role involves prolonged walking, standing, or sitting; occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and twisting; lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling light to moderate loads; repetitive hand movements and computer use; driving; and verbal communication. Employees must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and meet vision and hearing requirements with or without correction. Work takes place in Elders Center, office, and community settings, with travel and occasional exposure to outdoor weather and wet or humid conditions. Extended hours, travel outside Tribal boundaries, and emergency callouts may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

What We Offer

We care about the work we do and the people who do it. Eligible employees receive benefits designed to support their health, financial future, and time away from work:

• Low-cost Anthem medical and dental coverage, plus vision and low-cost prescription coverage.
• A 401(k) employer match of up to 4%.
• Optional accident, disability, critical illness, life, and hospital coverage.
• Vacation and compensated personal leave for eligible employees.
• Family and medical, bereavement, jury-duty, and military leave.
• 20 holidays plus a birthday holiday.

Apply

Bring your leadership, organization, and commitment to Tribal Elders to a role that supports cultural connection, wellness, nutrition, and community participation. Apply for Elders Center Director through the Santa Rosa Rancheria careers portal. Applications are reviewed as received.

Questions or application accommodations: Contact Human Resources at 559-924-1278. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants during the application and interview process.

Native Hiring Preference

Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe welcomes qualified applicants of all backgrounds and values Indigenous culture, knowledge, traditions, and perspectives. In accordance with applicable law and Tribal policy, qualified Native American and Alaska Native candidates receive hiring preference; documentation of affiliation with a federally recognized tribe is required.

We value employees who share our commitment to service, integrity, teamwork, and the Tribal community. The Tribe provides equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable law. Employment may be contingent upon applicable background, licensing, and pre-employment requirements.