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We believe that to best serve the people we care for, we must first take care of our associates. We do this by offering a competitive total compensation package including base salary or hourly rate, awesome benefits, an excellent work environment, and the opportunity to grow and advance. Join a great team and a great company where you will feel appreciated, and your work is valued. Buckner Retirement job benefits include:
- Affordable medical insurance with 100% paid wellness care, virtual doctor visits, fitness programs, and prescription copays
- Affordable dental care with 100% paid wellness care
- Health savings account with company contributions
- Flexible spending medical and dependent care programs
- Wellbeing benefits including life, stress, weight, and tobacco use management and coaches
- Company-paid life insurance
- Beneficiary Resources
- Travel Resources
- Vision coverage
- Affordable voluntary benefits including life insurance, short-and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
- 403(b)retirement savings plan with a 5% company match when you contribute 5% of your per pay period earnings
- Personalized paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Employee education assistance program to help you complete your undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Certified Nurse Aide and LVN education program
- Employee recognition awards
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Regular satisfaction surveys
- Perks at work savings and bonus dollars from business you know
Through our Buckner Online Learning and Development platform (BOLD) and focused development plans, associates experience a true investment in their growth and success at Buckner Retirement Services. Associates work closely with leadership on goal setting, performance, learning opportunities, and specific growth plans to help prepare them for a future leadership role or to achieve whatever their unique career goals may be.
Our leadership development program, Rising Star, is a more immersive program designed to help those already in leadership roles continue their development and ensure they are prepared for that next step in their career when the opportunity presents itself.
Learn more about our senior living job benefits by calling 214.758.8008 or exploring our open positions today.
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What Most Job Listings Don’t Tell You
General overview for this role type — specific duties and requirements vary by employer.
Support roles in senior living — housekeeping, maintenance, activities, and social work — are far more resident-facing than similar positions in other industries. Housekeepers and maintenance staff interact with residents in their personal living spaces daily, which requires discretion, patience, and genuine respect for the people who live there. In Texas, even non-clinical staff must complete facility-specific training on topics like abuse prevention, infection control, and emergency procedures.
Activities coordinators and social workers play a direct role in resident well-being — isolation and depression are significant concerns in senior living, and programming that keeps residents socially engaged has measurable health outcomes. Maintenance staff in senior care need to understand life-safety systems (fire alarms, emergency generators, call systems) and are often the first responders for building emergencies. Background checks are required for all positions, and many facilities prefer candidates who have previous experience working with older adults.
What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day
Based on typical senior living facilities in the Houston area.
For housekeeping roles, the day follows a room-by-room schedule — cleaning resident rooms, sanitizing common areas, managing laundry, and responding to spill or accident cleanups as they happen. Infection control protocols are more rigorous than in hotels or commercial cleaning, especially during flu season or respiratory illness outbreaks.
Maintenance staff handle a daily work order queue — everything from changing light bulbs and fixing call buttons to HVAC maintenance and plumbing repairs. Life-safety equipment checks (fire extinguishers, exit lighting, generator testing) happen on set schedules. Activities professionals plan and lead group programming — exercise classes, crafts, music sessions, outings — and also provide one-on-one engagement for residents who cannot participate in group settings. Social workers manage care conferences, discharge planning, family mediation, and community resource referrals. Across all these roles, the common thread is that you become a familiar, trusted presence in residents' daily lives.
About This Employer
PARKWAY PLACE is a Nursing — SNF located in HOUSTON, TX at 1321 PARK BAYOU DR. This facility holds a 4.3-star Google rating based on 64 reviews. It has earned a 4 out of 5 CMS quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Houston Area Salary Data
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Home Health and Personal Care Aide positions in the Houston metro area earn a median wage of $10.97/hr ($22,818/yr). The typical range is $10.60 – $13.28/hr (25th–75th percentile).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by Houston Senior Living Guide.
Facility Snapshot
1321 PARK BAYOU DR, HOUSTON, TX 77077
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