Are you enthusiastic and caring? Ready to make a difference? Then we at Cedar Trust have an exciting opportunity and cannot wait to hear from you.
We are a friendly family run business with a number of Nursing and Residential Care Homes and are actively recruiting for a motivated individual to join the team as Group Care Home Operations Manager.
Our philosophy is to provide the highest possible standard of person-centred care in warm, compassionate and friendly environments whilst aiming to enrich people’s lives at a time when they thought that might not be easily achieved. This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced, self-motivated, caring and enthusiastic individual.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee and enhance the performance of a group of care homes, ensuring outstanding care standards, regulatory compliance, strong financial performance, and inspirational leadership across all sites.
- Provide leadership and support to our Home Managers across all sites.
- Ensure the highest standards of care, safety, and well-being for all residents.
- Drive continuous improvement in care quality, staff development, and regulatory compliance (CQC).
- Monitor and improve financial performance including average weekly fees and occupancy levels at each home.
- Oversee operational efficiency, staffing, and service delivery.
- Lead strategic development.
- Positively represent the group in external relationships with local authorities, healthcare professionals, and regulators.
- Maintain and build on the family values that are central to our care philosophy.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Previous experience in care home management, preferably multi site and working with elderly dementia care.
- Deep understanding of the UK care sector and CQC regulations.
- Strong leadership, people management, and interpersonal skills.
- A passion for delivering person-centred care.
- Commercial awareness and experience in managing budgets and performance KPIs.
- A values-driven approach with the ability to balance quality care with operational efficiency and risk minimisation.
- Highly organised with a proactive and “solutions focussed” approach
What We Offer:
- A rare opportunity to shape the future of a care group
- A collaborative, family-run working culture
- Competitive Salary Paid Weekly
- Pension Contribution
- Comprehensive training
- 28 Days of Annual Leave Pro Rata (including Bank Holiday)
To join our dynamic team you will need excellent communication and inter-personal skills, flexibility, attention to detail, compassion & empathy and a willingness to work as a proactive member of the team and dedicated to working in a person-centred way that enables our residents to live a dignified and fulfilled life.
If you feel that this is a role you would like to explore, please contact us at info@cedartrust.co.uk or by telephone on 01684 290 666 or by post to Cedar Lodge, Grange Road, Northway, Tewkesbury GL20 8HZ.
Note: No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.
This position is subject to proven eligibility to work in the UK and a satisfactory enhanced DBS in the event of a successful application.
Staff may be required to wear PPE including masks, undergo regular LFT and PCR testing if required according to government guidelines at the time.
