Home Manager Residential Elderly Care

Compass Associates is proud to be partnering with a leading care home provider on a significant leadership appointment. The organisation is prominent across the North of England, respected and values-led, seeking someone capable of taking operational leadership of a large residential care service in the East Yorkshire region. The home is a high-capacity site, operating across multiple units with an established on-site team and strong internal support structure.

Position: Home Manager | Residential | Elderly Care

Location: East Yorkshire

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

You will be responsible for the overall performance, compliance, and culture of a large multi-unit residential home. This includes:

• Leading, developing, and mentoring a large multidisciplinary team, including unit managers and department heads.
• Driving care quality improvements across the home in collaboration with the internal clinical governance and regional teams.
• Promoting a strong and inclusive staff culture, encouraging progression and professional development.
• Working to improve CQC outcomes, with a focus on sustainable and measurable improvements.
• Ensuring the operational, staffing, compliance, and safeguarding standards are consistently met.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of budget management and commercial targets, with support from off-site finance and HR teams.
• Playing a hands-on role in care planning, medication management (if clinical), and resident wellbeing oversight.

About You

We are looking for an experienced leader in elderly residential or nursing care who thrives in a high-responsibility role and has a track record of success in similar settings. Experience managing large elderly care homes is essential. Nonclinical managers are encouraged to apply also. The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience improving CQC ratings in a challenging environment
• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to lead large and diverse staff teams
• A sound understanding of care governance, safeguarding, and risk management
• Commercial awareness and operational confidence, particularly in large services
• A passion for resident-centred care, dignity, and choice
• Desirable: Experience managing multi-unit or large bedded services
• Desirable: Registered Nurse (RGN), though not essential

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary, flexible to attract exceptional candidates
• Achievable, performance-linked quarterly bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Contributory pension
• Strong internal support including Regional Quality and Operational teams
• Long-standing staff culture with clear pathways for progression
• Non-hierarchical, family-orientated company ethos
• Free on-site parking and additional employee benefits

Application & Interview Process

The interview process includes:

• Initial virtual interview with regional leadership
• On-site second stage with the current Home Manager
• Final stage with senior leadership (as required)

Recommendations:

Compass Associates Ltd are working in partnership on this position. If you are not interested, but know someone who is, we offer £200 in vouchers for every successful recommendation.