Home Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Ayr; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 40% per annum

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

5.6-weeks annual leave

Job summary

Templeton House Care Home in Ayrshire, Scotland, seeks an experienced Home Manager to lead the home with visible, hands-on leadership, ensuring outstanding care and a positive culture.

You will work with the Regional Director to drive quality, people development, and sustainable growth, focusing on occupancy, resident and family experience, and regulatory performance; nursing qualification is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as Home Manager in nursing, residential or dementia care.
• Proven track record of quality improvements and inspection outcomes.
• Able to build and retain high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the home’s leadership, performance and culture.
• Provide visible, hands-on leadership to ensure outstanding care.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvements

Budget management

Occupancy growth

People management

Regulatory awareness

Education

Nursing qualification (desirable)

Job description

Home Manager | Templeton House Care Home | Ayrshire, Scotland

Some Home Manager opportunities are about maintaining success.

Others are about creating it.

Templeton House Care Home offers a rare opportunity to lead a well-established service with strong foundations, a loyal team and a respected local reputation, whilst shaping the next chapter of its journey.

Located in Ayrshire, Templeton House is a 69-bed care home providing residential, nursing and dementia care across three dedicated communities. For many years, the home has been a trusted choice for families seeking high-quality care delivered with compassion, dignity and professionalism.

Today, the home continues to benefit from an experienced core team, strong relationships within the local community and an excellent 9.9 Carehome.co.uk review score. Occupancy remains healthy, and agency usage is relatively low compared to many services across the sector in this region.

At the same time, we recognise there is more to achieve.

Templeton House currently holds Care Inspectorate grades of 3,4,4,5,5, and while there are many strengths to build upon, we are looking for a leader who can drive greater consistency, strengthen clinical oversight, develop the team and continue improving the quality of care and resident experience.

This is not a turnaround project. Nor is it a home that has reached its ceiling. It is a service with significant potential and a genuine opportunity for the right Home Manager to leave a legacy.

Contract

• Annual bonus, KPI-related, up to 40% per annum
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• 5.6-weeks annual leave

The Role

As Home Manager, you will take full responsibility for the leadership, performance and culture of the home.

You will provide visible, hands-on leadership, creating an environment where residents receive outstanding care, colleagues feel valued and supported, and families have complete confidence in the service.

Working closely with your Regional Director and wider support functions, you will lead the home through its next phase of development, focusing on quality, people, reputation and sustainable growth.

Key priorities will include

• Driving improvements in quality and regulatory performance
• Developing a high-performing and accountable leadership team
• Strengthening nurse recruitment, retention and development
• Enhancing resident and family experience
• Increasing occupancy and community engagement
• Embedding a positive, values-led culture throughout the home
• Delivering strong operational and financial performance

Who We're Looking For

We're seeking an experienced and resilient leader who understands how to build confidence, create stability and inspire teams to achieve their best.

You will be someone who

• Has previous experience as a Home Manager within a nursing, residential or dementia care setting
• Has a strong track record of delivering quality improvements and positive inspection outcomes
• Understands how to build and retain high-performing teams
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, coaching and communication skills
• Commercially aware and confident managing budgets and occupancy
• Builds positive relationships with residents, families, professionals and regulators
• Is confident managing change whilst maintaining team engagement
• Holds a nursing qualification (desirable but not essential)

Most importantly, you will be a visible leader who leads with integrity, compassion and accountability.

You’ll recognise and value the experience of long-serving colleagues while bringing fresh energy, clear expectations and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Why Templeton House?

This is an opportunity to join a home with genuine strengths already in place

• A well-established service with a long-standing presence in the local community
• A committed and experienced core team
• Excellent resident and family feedback, reflected in a 9.9 Carehome.co.uk score
• Low reliance on agency staffing
• Significant opportunity to influence quality, culture and performance
• Strong support from an experienced Regional Director and wider operational team

Why Join Care Concern Group?

Care Concern Group is one of the UK's largest and fastest-growing care providers, with more than 140 services nationwide and over half located in Scotland.

We are proud to

• Outperform national inspection averages by 10%
• Successfully develop and grow high-quality care services across the UK
• Invest in leadership development and career progression
• Provide Home Managers with the autonomy to lead and the support to succeed
• Foster a people-first culture built on care, innovation and integrity

Our Values

Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity

These values guide every decision we make and underpin everything we do.

If you're an ambitious Home Manager ready to build on strong foundations, drive meaningful improvement and lead a respected care home towards its full potential, we'd love to hear from you.