Management Advancement Program (MAP) – Accelerated Leadership Development

Job Description

Management Advancement Program | Belmont Village Senior Living

The Tone:
This is an early career leadership development program at Belmont Village Senior Living, located in Houston, Greater Miami-Dade, Los Angeles, and Greater San Diego. Belmont Village is an award-winning industry leader in the senior living sector, developing, owning, and operating over 30 communities. This program offers a unique, accelerated path to leadership, designed to cultivate “home-grown” leaders in a rapidly growing and recession-resistant field. It seeks high-potential graduates to join a fast-track initiative focused on hospitality, business, and healthcare excellence.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Houston, Greater Miami-Dade, Los Angeles, Greater San Diego

• Mission: To transition high-potential graduates into management roles within senior living operations through an accelerated, comprehensive program.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Operational Immersion: Build a broad operational foundation through an 8-week rotational externship, gaining hands-on exposure to every key department from luxury culinary services to research-based memory care programming.
• Leadership Practicum: Engage in a 4-month leadership fellowship, specializing in a specific track such as Sales, Business Office Management/HR, or Resident Enrichment, while receiving dedicated mentorship from department heads.
• Strategic Business Oversight: Drive a multi-million dollar business by applying analytical insights and balancing high-touch hospitality with innovative, evidence-based operations.
• Community Development: Cultivate a warm, dignified environment for seniors, solve complex problems, and lead with purpose in a senior living community setting.
• Career Progression: Explore diverse career paths within senior living, culminating in eligibility for specialized Management-in-Training (MIT) track, direct placement to a Community Management role, or other available positions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recent Bachelor’s or Master’s graduate from diverse academic backgrounds, seeking an entry-level management track.
• Experience: No specific years required; must possess strong business acumen and a commitment to service, with an empathy to create a warm, dignified environment.
• Skills: Team-oriented collaboration, analytical thinking to drive a multi-million dollar business, ability to balance high-touch hospitality with innovative operations, problem-solving, and leading with purpose.
• Bonus: Academic backgrounds in Human Services (Gerontology, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology), Business (Finance, Accounting, Sales & Marketing), Healthcare or Hospitality Management, Therapeutic Recreation, Human Resources, Education, or Nursing.