Care Home Manager: Lead Teams, Elevate Resident Care

Jupiter Recruitment; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holiday

Pension scheme

Professional development

Counselling support

Flexible leave options

Discounts & perks

Career progression

Long service awards

Job summary

Jupiter Recruitment is seeking an experienced Home Manager for a purpose-built care home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The role is permanent and full-time (37.5 hours, days) with a salary of £70,980 per annum.

You will lead the home, ensure high-quality, person-centred care, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement. Benefits include a strong pension, ongoing professional development, 35 days holiday, confidential counselling and flexible policies around annual leave.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience as a Home Manager or in a senior management role within a care setting
• Experience of managing budgets, staffing levels and financial performance
• Strong leadership, coaching and people-management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build positive relationships with residents, families, colleagues, regulators and external partners
• A flexible approach, including occasional travel, overnight stays or working shifts in exceptional circumstances

Responsibilities

• Provide confident, visible leadership to the home, creating a safe, caring and inclusive environment for residents, relatives and colleagues
• Lead, motivate and develop senior and wider teams, ensuring effective recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal and performance management
• Ensure residents receive high-quality, person-centred care that meets their social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs
• Maintain responsibility for care planning, reviews and admissions, ensuring compliance with regulatory and data protection requirements
• Promote residents' dignity, independence, choice and involvement in decision-making
• Ensure robust safeguarding practice, with zero tolerance for abuse or neglect
• Take overall responsibility for medication management, health & safety and infection prevention
• Oversee catering, activities and volunteer involvement to enhance residents' quality of life
• Manage the home's financial performance, ensuring budgets are controlled and the service remains sustainable
• Work collaboratively with your Area Manager, Quality Business Partner and other colleagues to drive continuous improvement

Skills

Leadership

People management

Budgeting

Communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Education

Level 4 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care

Job description

Jupiter Recruitment is seeking an experienced Home Manager for a purpose-built care home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The role is permanent and full-time (37.5 hours, days) with a salary of £70,980 per annum.

You will lead the home, ensure high-quality, person-centred care, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement. Benefits include a strong pension, ongoing professional development, 35 days holiday, confidential counselling and flexible policies around annual leave.