Home Care Registered Manager

SCA Care; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SCA Care is seeking a motivated Registered Manager to lead the Southampton Home Care service. You will drive quality, compliance and growth with a values-led, person-centred approach.

Ideally you have domiciliary care leadership experience, strong team development skills and a passion for delivering safe, high-quality care. The role reports to the SCiA Group and offers autonomy with support to shape the service and impact the community.

Qualifications

• Domiciliary care experience
• Experience leading care teams
• Understanding of CQC regulations and safeguarding
• Ability to make decisions and own a service
• Solutions-focused with prioritisation skills
• Level 5 Diploma or working towards it
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, values-driven leadership to the Southampton Home Care service.
• Lead, support and develop a motivated care and office-based team.
• Take ownership of service quality, compliance, staffing and operational performance.
• Ensure the service meets CQC regulations, safeguarding requirements and quality standards.
• Drive sustainable service growth through business development and community engagement.
• Build relationships with people using the service, families, professionals and commissioners.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead positive change across the service.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

CQC knowledge

Safeguarding

Decision making

Driving licence

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Job description

REGISTERED MANAGER – HOME CARE

Location: Southampton

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm plus on-call rota (paid additionally)

Salary: £38,851.77 per annum (37.5 hours per week)

ABOUT SCA CARE

SCA Care, part of the SCiA Group, is committed to enhancing lives through high-quality, person-centred care. We deliver Home Care, Live-in Care, Extra Care, Supported Living and Day Opportunities. Our Southampton Home Care service is rated Good by CQC, rated Excellent by Southampton City Council and holds a 9.8/10 customer satisfaction score on Homecare.co.uk.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a motivated, ambitious and commercially aware manager to lead, strengthen and grow our Southampton Home Care service.

You may already be an experienced Registered Manager, or you may be a Deputy Manager or Care Manager who is ready to take the next step in your career. What is important to us is finding someone with strong leadership skills, a good understanding of domiciliary care and a genuine passion for delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an established service with strong foundations, while having the autonomy and support to develop the team, strengthen quality and drive sustainable growth.

You will be supported to succeed while having the opportunity to make the service your own and play a key role in shaping its future.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide visible, values-driven leadership to the Southampton Home Care service.
• Lead, support and develop a motivated and high-performing care and office-based team.
• Take ownership of service quality, compliance, staffing and operational performance.
• Ensure the service meets CQC regulations, safeguarding requirements and quality standards.
• Drive sustainable service growth through business development and community engagement.
• Build positive relationships with people using the service, families, professionals and commissioners.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead positive change across the service.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

ABOUT YOU

We are interested in hearing from both established Registered Managers and experienced Deputy Managers/Care Managers who feel ready to progress into their first Registered Manager role.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience within domiciliary care or a similar community-based care service.
• Experience leading, supervising or developing care teams.
• A good understanding of CQC regulations, safeguarding and quality standards.
• The confidence to take ownership, make decisions and lead a service effectively.
• A positive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• An interest in developing and growing a high-quality care service.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care, or be working towards/willing to undertake this.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Previous Registered Manager experience is welcomed but is not essential. We are equally interested in hearing from talented managers who can demonstrate that they are ready to take the next step.

READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP?

Whether you are an established Registered Manager looking for a new challenge or an ambitious Deputy/Care Manager ready to progress, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

You will have the opportunity to lead a service with strong foundations, develop your management career and help shape the future of SCA's Southampton Home Care service.

WHY JOIN US?

• Take ownership of a respected home care service with strong foundations.
• Have genuine autonomy to develop and shape the service.
• Join a values-led organisation focused on people, quality and innovation.
• Develop your leadership career with the opportunity to make a visible impact.
• Be part of an organisation committed to supporting both the people who use our services and the teams who deliver them.