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Home Manager

On-site in Essex·Full-time·Added today (last checked 29 Oct)

Our summary

Salary
£60,000 - £65,000 a year

About £3,780 - £4,020 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Essex
Contract
Full-time
Experience
2+ years
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 25 November

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

To be successful in this role, you will have:
• A minimum of two years' experience managing a residential, dementia, or elderly care service of a similar size and complexity
• Demonstrable experience successfully turning around or improving the performance of a care home
• A confident and decisive leadership style with the ability to lead from the front
• Proven experience in building and increasing occupancy levels
• Strong commercial awareness and financial management skills
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance
• Experience working with CQC frameworks and improvement plans
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Knowledge of the Essex market and local healthcare networks would be advantageous
• A caring, compassionate, and resident-focused approach

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum + Performance Bonus

The role

Lead the Next Chapter at Oaklands Care Home

Oaklands Care Home is a 55-bed residential and dementia care home in Laindon, providing high-quality Residential Care and Residential Dementia Care within a welcoming and supportive environment.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Home Manager to lead Oaklands through its next phase of development. This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader with proven turnaround experience who can build on the home's strengths while driving improvements in occupancy, compliance, recruitment, retention, and overall performance.

The home has significant opportunities for growth, particularly within the private market. We are looking for a manager who can take a positive, direct, and hands-on approach to leadership whilst creating a culture of accountability, compassion, and excellence.

The Role

Why Join Oaklands?

This is a genuine opportunity to make a lasting impact. We are looking for a transformational leader who can see the potential within Oaklands and has the drive, resilience, and expertise to unlock it. In return, you will receive a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, and the support needed to deliver meaningful and sustainable change.

About Care Concern Group

Oaklands is part of Care Concern Group, a family-owned and growing care provider operating homes across the United Kingdom.
Our values of Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness and Inclusivity shape everything we do, from the care we provide to the way we support and develop our colleagues.

If you are an ambitious Home Manager with a track record of improving services, building occupancy, and leading high-performing teams, we would love to hear from you.

What you'll do

As Home Manager, you will take full responsibility for the operational, commercial, and regulatory performance of the home. You will lead and inspire your team to deliver exceptional person-centred care, whilst ensuring that the service achieves sustainable growth and continuous improvement.

You will play a key role in executing improvement plans, strengthening safeguarding practices, improving workforce stability, and increasing occupancy levels. Working closely with local stakeholders, healthcare professionals, regulators, and the wider community.

Current Performance Snapshot

How you'll work

Contract: Full Time Salary: 60,000-65,000 Per Annum Shift type: Days Contracted hours: 40

Current Performance Snapshot

• 67% occupancy
• Good CQC rating
• 9.5 rating on Carehome.co.uk

Key Priorities

Key Priorities

• Deliver and sustain improvements following the recent PAMMS inspection
• Drive occupancy growth, particularly within the private market
• Strengthen safeguarding practices and quality assurance processes
• Improve recruitment, retention, and colleague engagement
• Lead the delivery of the home's Improvement Support Plan (ISP)
• Develop strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, healthcare professionals, and community stakeholders
• Ensure excellent regulatory compliance and quality outcomes

What You Will Bring

About Care Concern Group

Industry
Care Homes

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Home Manager | Oaklands Care Home | Laindon

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