Home Manager in Thirsk
Posted by Leaders in Care
£55,000 – £60,000 a year
Thirsk · Permanent
Full-time | Permanent
Location: North Yorkshire
Leaders In Care are representing a client seeking an experienced Residential Home Manager to lead a well-established, successful care home.
Recently rated Good in all areas by the CQC, the home benefits from strong occupancy, strong staffing levels and a very healthy financial position. This is an excellent opportunity for a Home Manager seeking a stable role, with solid foundations already in place.
The opportunity You will join an established care provider with a supportive, family-focused culture. Taking responsibility for the home’s operational and commercial performance, you will build on its existing strengths while ensuring residents receive compassionate, person-centred care.
This role offers the opportunity to lead a settled, well-performing service and focus on maintaining quality, supporting colleagues and enhancing residents’ experiences.
Key responsibilities
- Provide visible, supportive leadership across the home.
- Maintain high standards of care, dignity, wellbeing and safeguarding.
- Ensure continued compliance with CQC requirements and relevant legislation.
- Lead audits, inspections and ongoing quality improvement.
- Oversee care planning, risk assessments, medication management and accurate record-keeping.
- Recruit, develop and retain a motivated team, managing supervision, performance and attendance.
- Maintain safe staffing levels through effective rota and resource management.
- Build positive relationships with residents, relatives and external professionals.
- Manage incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns appropriately.
- Monitor budgets, occupancy and financial performance.
- Maintain a welcoming environment where residents feel at home and colleagues feel valued.
- Previous experience managing a care home.
- Strong knowledge of CQC regulations and the adult social care regulatory framework.
- A sound understanding of safeguarding, governance and risk management.
- Experience leading, developing and motivating care teams.
- Strong operational and commercial awareness.
- Experience managing budgets, staffing and resources.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.
- A resilient, solutions-focused approach and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Salary from £55,000 - £60,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
- Company pension.
- Employee discounts.
- Referral programme.
- Company events.
- On-site parking.
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