Registered Care Home Manager

Choice Care Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK residential care provider is seeking a Home Manager to oversee the daily running of Otterbourne House in Compton. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with CQC standards while promoting a safe and positive environment for residents. The role requires leadership, exceptional interpersonal skills, and supervisory experience in Adult Social Care. This position offers the opportunity to study for a Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management, along with numerous employee benefits, including enhanced holiday entitlement, sick pay, and more.

Benefits

Learning Academy - Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management

Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting from 35 days

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

£500 referral scheme

Christmas bonus

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

Complex in-house training

Paid day off on your birthday

Free monthly prize draw

Blue Light Card eligibility

Reclaim prescription costs for HRT

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge from supervisory experience in Adult Social Care.
• Ability to build lasting relationships with staff and residents.
• Professional approach towards management duties.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management of the home.
• Create a safe and positive environment for all residents.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organization and prioritization

Knowledge of CQC standards

Education

Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management

Job description

Hours: 37.5

Salary: £19.21 to £20.34 Hour

Overview of the role

Reporting to the Assistant Regional Director, the Home Manager’s role is to be responsible for the overall management and daily running of the home, in accordance with CQC standards and Company policies and procedures, with the end purpose of creating a safe, positive and happy environment for all residents. There is an opportunity to study a Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management - General Adult Social Care Diploma to become a qualified Registered Manager.

The position requires extensive knowledge, including supervisory experience from working in Adult Social Care. You will need to have a professional approach with the ability to organise and prioritise, and a good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.

Personal attributes

Leadership, excellent interpersonal skils, the abilty to build lasting relationships with staff, residents, families and external organisations or partners, being patient, reliable and flexible are key characteristics of a successful Home Manager.

What are the benefits?

• Learning Academy - Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management - General Adult Social Care
• Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting from 35 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off onyour birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected at random, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education

*minimum serviceperiods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicableto some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30years’ experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among thehighest CQC ratingsof any comparable organisation.

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem.

In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there areregular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone canget involved in and express themselves through.

Where will you work?

Otterbourne House, which opened in 2015, has been designed specifically to meet the particular needs of people with learning disabilities and autism. The home currently supports up to seven men and women of various ages, with complex needs, who may also have a secondary mental health condition such as personality disorder, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. Otterbourne House is located in the village of Compton, in a pleasant, semi-rural setting about two miles south of Winchester, four miles north of Eastleigh, adjacent to the M3 motorway. Like all Choice Care homes, Otterbourne offers structured activity programmes to support education and personal development, designed to maximise independence and enable residents to achieve their goals. Residents enjoy swimming, bowling, trips to the cinema and zoos, going clubbing, and trips to the seaside at Weymouth and to the Moors Valley. Residents are supported 24-hours a day and have access to our in-house Positive Behaviour Support Team to help their emotional and general wellbeing.

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