General Manager

Avery Healthcare Group; Congleton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider is seeking a General Manager to lead and inspire a team in Congleton. Your role involves delivering excellent person-centred quality care while managing staff recruitment and ensuring regulatory compliance. Candidates must have a minimum of four years in a care environment, along with leadership and management qualifications. This role offers a salary between £60,000 to £65,000 per annum plus benefits, in addition to a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Strong leadership and management skills are required.
• Good communication skills and IT competency are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care.
• Manage recruitment, retention, and development of staff.
• Ensure high-quality care is delivered consistently.

Skills

Excellent leadership and management skills

Effective verbal and written communication

IT competency

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as General Manager will be to lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, whilst meeting regulatory requirement, professional and statutory standards, and business performance targets.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality care, person centred care and ensuring residents receive care based on best practice.
• Being responsible for the ongoing recruitment, retention, and development of staff within the Home.
• Acting as a focal point for contact with residents, their relatives, and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in resident’s wellbeing.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with both occupancy and dependency.
• Providing on-going inspirational leadership and management to the staff team.
• Ensuring costs are well managed and maintained within budgetary controls, by reviewing regularly and monitoring stock.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Have Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent.
• Possess excellent leadership and management skills.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be competent in IT.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

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• Salary £60,000 to £65,000 per annum plus benefits
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference averyhealthcare/TP/656/3908
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 22 January, 2026
• Job Category Home Management
• Business Unit Avery
• Location Clayton Manor Care Home, Rood Hill, Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom