Area Manager

Comfort Care Services Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Care Services Ltd is seeking an experienced Area Regional Manager to lead a portfolio of Supported Living and Social Care services across Hillingdon and other locations. You will develop teams, drive quality, safeguarding and compliance while building strong relationships with families, commissioners and health professionals.

This role involves Monday–Friday duties with out-of-hours coverage on a roster, plus travel between services and a valid driving licence with own vehicle.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Social Care or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care with substantial care-management experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop managers
• Recognise where services can improve and take decisive action
• Maintain high standards of quality, safeguarding and compliance
• Build engaged, accountable teams
• Remain calm, confident and solutions-focused when challenges arise
• Keep the people we support at the heart of every decision
• Willing and able to take on Registered Manager responsibility

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Quality improvement

Safeguarding

Stakeholder management

Education

NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

SUPPORTED LIVING & SOCIAL CARE AREA REGIONAL MANAGER Hillingdon Area Lead services.

Develop teams. Transform lives. Working pattern Full-time | Primarily Monday to Friday Duty Manager Out-of-hours responsibilities on a roster basis Location Hillingdon and other service locations Travel Regional travel required | Driver and own vehicle essential Ready to lead beyond a single service? Our Home Care Services team is looking for an experienced and ambitious Area Regional Manager to lead a portfolio of Supported Living and Social Care services across Hillingdon and other service locations. This is an opportunity for an established care leader who wants greater influence, broader responsibility and the chance to develop other managers, while ensuring the people we support receive safe, high-quality and person-centred care. The opportunity You will provide visible leadership across multiple services, supporting and developing our Teams to build confident, capable teams. You will play a key role in driving quality, strengthening safeguarding and compliance, improving service delivery and creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will also build strong relationships with the people we support, their families, commissioners and health and social care professionals. Is this your next step? We would love to hear from you if you are an experienced care leader with a background in Supported Living, Domiciliary Care, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or a related Health and Social Care setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop managers
• Recognise where services can improve and take decisive action
• Maintain high standards of quality, safeguarding and compliance
• Build engaged, accountable teams
• Remain calm, confident and solutions-focused when challenges arise
• Keep the people we support at the heart of every decision
• Willing and able to take on Registered Manager responsibility

Qualifications: You will ideally hold an NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Social Care or an equivalent qualification. We will also consider candidates with an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care combined with significant care-management experience.

Working pattern and flexibility While this is primarily a Monday-to-Friday role, flexibility is essential, as you will participate in our Duty Manager roster, providing management support outside normal working hours when required. A full driving licence, your own vehicle and flexibility to travel between services are essential. You may also be required to transport service users.

Why Home Care Services?

Our values of People First, Genuine Care, Highest Standards, Honesty and Accountability guide how we work. For the right leader, this is an opportunity to move beyond managing one service and make an impact across a wider portfolio, developing managers, influencing quality and helping shape consistently strong services.

Home Care Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. All offers are subject to satisfactory references, a DBS check, proof of the right to work in the UK and relevant compliance checks.

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