Residential Care Home Manager
| Posting date: | 24 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £246.00 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2026 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wax Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job title: Residential Care Home Manager
Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified
Location: Mapleton Road, London, Greater London, E4 6XL, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Hours per week: 36
Salary: £246.00 per day
****Enhanced DBS MUST HAVE**** 5 years referencing
***Sound ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications***
***the person must be able to respond to the competing demands of a busy care home, demonstrate critical decision-making skills and inspire confidence in others***
Purpose of the role
To be the Registered Manager for Mapleton Road Care Home which supports people over the age of 65 with dementia.
Main responsibilities
Lead and manage day to day operations and development of the service in line with CQC standards and nationally recognised good practice.
Manage a team of staff providing high quality and innovative person centred care to older people with a variety of needs including those living with dementia.
Ensure residents' physical, emotional and social needs are met with compassion and respect.
Be responsible for the homes overall performance, including occupancy, budget management, recruitment, staff management and reputation.
Contribute to the achievement of the council's key purposes and to the continuous improvement of performance.
Provide operational management, as directed by Head of Service, to Provider Services teams during absence of managers.
Experience/skills/knowledge
Experience of working as a Registered Manager in a residential care home for older people.
Experience of managing staff, budgets and operations.
Experience of supporting and promoting safeguarding through actions and behaviours.
Experience of using quality assurance monitoring systems.
Experience of proactively managing the health and safety of others.
Experience of partnership working and of developing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders.
Experience of presenting information and reports and of representing services at internal and external meetings.
Knowledge of CQC requirements and of legislation relating to the delivery of residential care and experience of implementing these.
Knowledge of best practice in regards to person centred approaches.
Knowledge of best practice in supporting older people with dementia.
Sound ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Adult Care/Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant qualification
Terms/circumstances
The postholder us required to take part in manager's out of hours on-call rota.
Satisfactory enhanced DBS checks including barred list
Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified
Location: Mapleton Road, London, Greater London, E4 6XL, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Hours per week: 36
Salary: £246.00 per day
****Enhanced DBS MUST HAVE**** 5 years referencing
***Sound ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications***
***the person must be able to respond to the competing demands of a busy care home, demonstrate critical decision-making skills and inspire confidence in others***
Purpose of the role
To be the Registered Manager for Mapleton Road Care Home which supports people over the age of 65 with dementia.
Main responsibilities
Lead and manage day to day operations and development of the service in line with CQC standards and nationally recognised good practice.
Manage a team of staff providing high quality and innovative person centred care to older people with a variety of needs including those living with dementia.
Ensure residents' physical, emotional and social needs are met with compassion and respect.
Be responsible for the homes overall performance, including occupancy, budget management, recruitment, staff management and reputation.
Contribute to the achievement of the council's key purposes and to the continuous improvement of performance.
Provide operational management, as directed by Head of Service, to Provider Services teams during absence of managers.
Experience/skills/knowledge
Experience of working as a Registered Manager in a residential care home for older people.
Experience of managing staff, budgets and operations.
Experience of supporting and promoting safeguarding through actions and behaviours.
Experience of using quality assurance monitoring systems.
Experience of proactively managing the health and safety of others.
Experience of partnership working and of developing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders.
Experience of presenting information and reports and of representing services at internal and external meetings.
Knowledge of CQC requirements and of legislation relating to the delivery of residential care and experience of implementing these.
Knowledge of best practice in regards to person centred approaches.
Knowledge of best practice in supporting older people with dementia.
Sound ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Adult Care/Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant qualification
Terms/circumstances
The postholder us required to take part in manager's out of hours on-call rota.
Satisfactory enhanced DBS checks including barred list