Description

Join Sunrise Community Living as Director of Operations and help shape the future of a growing, mission-driven organization in Anchorage, Alaska!

The Position

The Director of Operations will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple service lines within Sunrise Community Living, ensuring effective day-to-day operations and the delivery of high-quality, person-centered services while supporting continued growth and long-term organizational success.
Reporting to the organization’s founders, this leader will partner closely with executive leadership while providing oversight for approximately 30 FTEs.
Key responsibilities include strengthening and professionalizing operations across all programs and locations while building the systems, management structure, and accountability needed to support continued growth. This leader will focus on improving organizational and financial performance, developing strong operational leaders, and creating an environment in which day-to-day decisions and challenges are effectively managed without routine involvement from the organization’s founders.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and collaborative operational leader who is energized by the opportunity to build, improve, and grow an organization. This individual should bring strong business and financial acumen, sound judgment, and a people-centered leadership approach, with the ability to develop leaders, establish accountability, and create scalable systems while preserving Sunrise Community Living’s collaborative and person-centered culture.
This role offers significant opportunity for professional growth and advancement as Sunrise Community Living continues to expand, with the position expected to evolve into a Chief Operating Officer role.
Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
A minimum of five years of leadership experience overseeing multi-site operations, programs, or service lines is required.
Experience within intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), behavioral health, home health, residential services, assisted living, or other Medicaid-funded programs is highly preferred.
The Community

Anchorage, Alaska, offers a unique combination of urban amenities and extraordinary natural beauty, serving as the state’s largest city and a hub for healthcare, business, culture, and recreation.
Residents enjoy hundreds of miles of trails, expansive parks, and year-round activities such as hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, and wildlife viewing. The nearby Chugach Mountains and Tony Knowles Coastal Trail showcase some of Alaska’s most remarkable scenery.
Anchorage is home to a vibrant and diverse community with local restaurants, cultural attractions, museums, and community events, while also providing convenient connections to popular destinations such as Girdwood, Seward, and the Kenai Peninsula.
As Alaska’s primary economic and transportation center, Anchorage offers the conveniences of a major city, including a wide range of shopping, dining, educational, and professional resources, while maintaining the character and close-knit feel of an Alaskan community.
With a strong professional community and an unmatched setting, Anchorage offers a distinctive lifestyle for those looking to build their career while experiencing all that Alaska has to offer.
The Organization

Sunrise Community Living is an Anchorage-based provider dedicated to supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) through high-quality, person-centered services designed to enhance independence, quality of life, and meaningful community participation.
The organization provides a continuum of residential and community-based services, including group home habilitation, supported living, day habilitation, supported employment, and respite services.
Sunrise Community Living operates multiple group homes in the Anchorage area while also providing individualized supports within clients’ homes and community settings, allowing services to be tailored to each individual’s needs, goals, and level of independence.
The organization works closely with individuals, families, guardians, and care coordinators to create supportive environments and opportunities that encourage personal development, meaningful relationships, employment, and greater engagement within the community.
Guided by values of care, integrity, empowerment, and transparency, Sunrise Community Living is focused on delivering exceptional services while continuing to strengthen its operations and build a scalable, professionally managed organization positioned for future growth.

Please direct all inquiries, applications, and referrals to:

Lauren Johnson

Executive Search Director

lauren.johnson@amnhealthcare.com