Home Manager

Recruitment Panda Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Leicester is seeking a Home Manager to lead a small residential home. This role offers a salary of up to £45k plus performance bonuses, with genuine autonomy in a supportive environment. Candidates should have experience in care home management and a focus on both compassion and commercial success. Join a community-oriented team dedicated to achieving outstanding care standards.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Supportive senior leadership

Community-based work environment

Qualifications

• Proven care home management experience with strong CQC outcomes.
• Ambitious Deputy ready for their first registered role is acceptable.
• Understanding of occupancy, budgets, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small, community-based residential home.
• Ensure quality and compliance with regulations.
• Develop a warm, homely environment for residents.

Skills

Proven care home management experience

Compassion and commercial acumen

Understanding of occupancy and budgets

Education

NVQ Level 5 in Leadership & Management

Job description

Overview

Home Manager - Leicester

Up to £45k + £11k+ Performance Bonus

The care sector headlines talk about pressure, staffing shortages, and regulatory challenges. This is your chance to prove that, with the right leadership and support, a home can thrive.

You'll be leading a small, community-based residential home that's part of a family-run group with decades of success. This is not a faceless corporate — you'll have genuine autonomy, direct access to decision-makers, and a supportive head office team that's committed to helping you succeed.

Why this role is different

• Strong foundations - a group with a track record of turning homes around and achieving positive inspection outcomes.
• Embedded in the community - a home where staff, residents, and families are all locals.
• Real support - Quality and compliance specialists, robust admin systems, and hands-on senior leadership who listen.
• Values-led culture - putting residents first, empowering staff, and creating warm, homely environments where people thrive.

What you'll bring

• Proven care home management experience with strong CQC outcomes, or an ambitious Deputy with excellent tenure ready for your first registered role.

• A balance of compassion and commercial acumen — you'll care deeply about people while understanding occupancy, budgets, and sustainability.

• NVQ Level 5 in Leadership & Management (or working towards it).

What's on offer

• Salary up to £45k + £11k+ performance bonus.

• The freedom to shape your service while knowing expert support is only a call away.

• The opportunity to lead a home to Outstanding in a group that recognises and rewards great leadership.

This isn't just another Home Manager role — it's the chance to be the difference the headlines are calling for.

Call Tim in confidence or apply with your CV (even if it's not up to date).