Home Manager - Essex

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

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.

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.