Home Manager | Luxury Elderly Care | Commissioning & Growth
East Kent, England
£80,000 – £90,000 + Benefits
Full-Time | Permanent
An Opportunity to Take a Premium Care Home to the Next Level
Are you an experienced Home Manager who knows how to build a successful care home, not simply maintain one?
Compass Associates are partnering with an established elderly care provider to recruit an experienced Home Manager for a modern, purpose-built nursing, residential and dementia care service in Kent. The home is relatively new and has successfully moved through its initial commissioning phase. The foundations are in place; the next challenge is to take the service forward, build occupancy towards capacity and establish it as one of the leading premium care homes in its local market.
The Role
As Home Manager, you’ll have overall responsibility for the operational, clinical, commercial and cultural performance of the home. A major focus will be continuing the home’s growth journey, increasing occupancy while ensuring that quality and
resident experience remain at the centre of every decision.
Your responsibilities will include:
You’ll have the autonomy to lead the service strategically while remaining visible and operationally involved with your team.
Who Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for a proven Home Manager, ideally someone who has previously taken a large care home through commissioning or significant occupancy growth. You’ll understand the challenges that come with growing a relatively new service and will be able to demonstrate how you have successfully built occupancy without compromising quality, culture or workforce stability.
Previous experience within the premium/private-pay market will be particularly important. The successful candidate needs to understand the expectations of self-funding residents and families and be comfortable representing and promoting a high-quality service within its local market. Just as importantly, you’ll be an inspirational and credible leader. The client is looking for someone values-driven, compassionate and authentic who can operate both strategically and operationally and has experience successfully leading teams through change.
Essential Experience
The brief specifically calls for someone able to communicate and influence effectively at all levels, alongside the commercial, quality and leadership responsibilities of the position.
The Candidate
This position would suit someone currently working as a:
Registered Home Manager | General Manager | Commissioning Home Manager | Senior Home Manager
You may already be managing a successful premium service but want the opportunity to take ownership of a home that still has genuine growth potential. Alternatively, you may have successfully commissioned a home previously and enjoy the challenge of taking a service from its early stages through to strong occupancy, an established workforce and an excellent local reputation.
What’s On Offer?
£80,000 – £90,000 basic salary
Established elderly care provider
Modern, premium care environment
Significant autonomy and ownership
Opportunity to lead the next stage of a home’s growth
Strong focus on quality, culture and commercial performance
Opportunity to build and develop your own high-performing team
Why Consider It?
This isn’t a role where you’ll simply inherit a full home and maintain the status quo. The service has already been established, but there is still a significant journey ahead. You’ll have the opportunity to shape its next chapter, growing occupancy, strengthening the team, developing its reputation and ultimately creating a successful, sustainable home known for both excellent care and strong commercial performance.
If you’ve successfully commissioned, grown or transformed a care home and want an opportunity where your impact will be genuinely visible, I’d be interested in having a confidential conversation.
Location & Commutability
The home is located in East Kent and is well positioned for candidates travelling from across the surrounding Kent and coastal areas.
Locations offering a realistic commute include:
Canterbury | Herne Bay | Whitstable | Broadstairs | Ramsgate | Sandwich | Deal | Dover | Folkestone | Faversham | Ashford | Sittingbourne
Recommendations
Compass Associates Ltd are acting as the recruitment consultancy for this permanent opportunity.
Know someone who could be a strong fit? We offer a £500 John Lewis voucher for every successful recommendation.
Contact
Chabely Lainez
Consultant | Compass Associates
☎ 02394 211145 / 07778 122535
📧 [email protected]
