*IMMEDIATE START*

· 40 hours per week
· Flexible working
· Free Parking
· Great location close to the A12
· Small, friendly team
· Immediate start
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Salary to be discussed in Interview
Homes Plus Care Limited is a Supported Living Service located in Colchester, Essex for people with challenging behaviour and complex needs. We are looking for a highly committed, proactive and professional individual to join us as a Registered Manager (maternity cover) to lead our care service. The service supports up to 14 people. We provided a range personalised support to meet individual’s needs. The service is currently rated as Good by CQC.

As the Registered Manager, you’ll be accountable to our Director and working with a deputy Manager, office team and three team leaders to ensure that the service is of the highest quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements and that this can be demonstrated through comprehensive auditing and contract monitoring processes.

• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of tenants including rota management.
• Ensuring continuous, reliable, and consistent service delivery
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Team building and management
• Dealing with complaints and disciplinary issues
• Quality assurance lead in all areas
• Lead in Safeguarding
• Communications with families

Ideal candidate will have:
· Three years’ experience of managing a CQC registered service.
· Have a good understanding of CQC requirements, regulations, and standards.
· Good IT skills and preferably experience of using specialist software for managing care services.
· Clean driving licence
· NVQ-5 essential
You will be able to demonstrate skills in managing and motivating a large staff team to achieve the highest standards of person-centred practice. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively, as well as to work collaboratively in providing direct care and support as required. You will
have the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with tenants, their families, staff, and partner agencies. You will be able to support our commitment to creating an open, reflective, and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity, and rights. You will be a confident Manager, able to communicate clearly and persuasively and to contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary decision making, planning and review processes.
If you think you could make a difference in our team please give us a call for a chat - 01206 587070.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Benefits:

• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 12/09/2025
Reference ID: Registered Manager CQC (Maternity Cover

• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of tenants including rota management.
• Ensuring continuous, reliable, and consistent service delivery
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Team building and management
• Dealing with complaints and disciplinary issues
• Quality assurance lead in all areas
• Lead in Safeguarding
• Communications with familie