Home Manager

Job summary

In your role as a Care Home Manager at HC-One, youll value kindness above all. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One, as a Care Home Manager, youll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

Taking responsibility for the well‑being of our Residents, including making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met. Leading, motivating and mentoring your team and delivering clinical guidance and training to ensure the safe, smooth and efficient running of the care home. Carrying out assessments, developing, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans for each of our Residents. Monitoring work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and conform to relevant standards, policies and legislation.

Generally promoting our Residents independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the very best standards of care and striving for continuous improvement.

For you, that will mean the chance to lead that provision through effective leadership and home management. Youll make sure we have the best people on‑site, delivering a truly empathic service. And, whether youre championing Resident wellbeing, establishing a vision and development plan for the home or carrying out quality assurance monitoring to take us above and beyond regulatory standards, youll do so with a sense of kindness above anything else.

Were looking for an experienced Care Home Manager. Youll also either have a Registered Managers Award Level 4, or Leadership and Management in Care level 4/5, or willingness to study for one. Not to mention leadership experience with multidisciplinary teams and conducting risk assessments. And, above all, whenever you communicate with a resident or co‑worker, youll be truly considerate and kind.

At HC-One, our purpose is to support those in our care to lead their best lives. As the Kind Care Company, it is our mission to provide the kindest support and care to Residents living in our care homes, as we strive to be the first‑choice care provider for Families, our Colleagues and Commissioners in each of the communities that we serve.

Date posted

26 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£63,000 to £63,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

70149

Job locations

108 Broad Road

Braintree

Essex

CM7 9RX

Youll join a care organisation with a strong, long‑term commitment to the success of every home. Supported by substantial, planned investment, this approach provides the resources and stability needed to deliver high‑quality, sustainable care and nurture thriving communities. Here, residents, families, and staff are at the heart of everything we do, and continuous improvement and development are embraced across all homes.

About the Role

As a Care Home Manager, you will provide consistent, reliable leadership, creating an environment where residents feel safe, supported, and valued. You will lead by example, maintaining stability within the home while guiding teams and residents through ongoing development and improvements.

You will have overall responsibility for the quality of care, ensuring residents physical, emotional, and social needs are met with compassion and respect. Championing person‑centred care, you will promote independence, choice, and dignity for every resident.

Your leadership will be strong and steady. You will support colleagues through times of transition, maintaining clear communication, setting expectations, and fostering a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement. You will lead, motivate, and develop a multidisciplinary team, ensuring staff receive supervision, feedback, and opportunities to grow, while providing guidance and oversight to keep care evidence‑based and responsive to residents needs.

You will champion ongoing improvement, listening to feedback and learning from experiences to ensure systems are effective, reliable, and…