Leigh-On-Sea
Registered Home Manager – Luxury Residential & Dementia Care Location: Leigh-on-Sea / South Essex Salary: £70,000 – £80,000 + Performance Bonus Compass Associates have been exclusively appointed to support a medium-sized luxury residential and dementia home in Leigh-on-Sea in the search for an exceptionally strong Home Manager. This is a key appointment for the organisation. The home is part of a premium care collection and is fully self-funded with just one vacant bed. Following a recent CQC inspection, the provider is investing in strengthening leadership and driving rapid improvement across all areas of quality and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident, experienced manager who thrives on taking ownership, energising teams, and delivering meaningful change. The Role As Home Manager, you will take full responsibility for the leadership, compliance, and performance of the service. Leading a committed care and hospitality team, you will focus on restoring high standards, embedding robust processes, and ensuring residents experience consistently safe, person-centred care. You will be a visible and hands-on leader, capable of uniting the team, setting clear expectations, and building a positive culture where quality, accountability, and compassion come first. Key Responsibilities • Provide strong, values-led leadership to all staff across care, hospitality, and support functions, • Drive improvements in quality, compliance, and service delivery following the recent CQC findings, • Ensure full adherence to regulatory standards, internal audits, and governance frameworks, • Build trusted relationships with residents, families, the wider team, and external partners, • Oversee staffing, recruitment, training, care planning, and operational performance, • Champion a high-quality resident experience in a luxury, self-funded environment, • Maintain a warm, engaging atmosphere that reflects the home’s premium standards Who You Are • An experienced Home Manager with a proven track record in residential or dementia care, • Confident navigating CQC frameworks and delivering turnaround or improvement plans, • Energetic, visible, and able to bring teams together with clarity and confidence, • Passionate about delivering safe, person-centred care in a luxury setting, • Strong commercially, operationally, and culturally — able to balance quality with performance, • A natural leader who thrives in an environment where high standards and accountability matter The Reward • £70,000 – £80,000 salary, • Performance-related bonus, • Full backing from an engaged, supportive senior leadership team, • Autonomy to implement change and make a significant impact quickly, • Opportunity to lead a high-end, fully self-funded home with excellent occupancy Why This Role The home is entering an important period where strong leadership and a focus on the basics are essential. The provider is committed to addressing the issues raised in the recent inspection and is looking for a manager who can work with the team, build trust, and put reliable systems in place. This role will suit someone who is confident in managing change, comfortable dealing with challenges, and motivated by improving outcomes for residents and staff.. Contact For more information or a confidential discussion, contact Zenon Raddon at Compass Associates on 02393 877 352 or send your CV to . Referral Reward Know someone who would excel in a turnaround opportunity? We offer £200 in vouchers for every successful referral placed.
