Home Manager – Mental Health Residential Service
Location: Surrey
Salary:£46,800 + Benefits
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
A rare chance to design, build, and shape a brand-new service from scratch.
Coniston House is a new residential service supporting working-age males with a range of complex mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, personality disorders, depression, anxiety, and co-occurring challenges such as substance or alcohol misuse and forensic backgrounds.
Our aim is to provide short to mid-term placements that focus on recovery, rehabilitation, and progression — empowering residents to build the skills and confidence needed to move on to supported or independent living.
About the Role
As Home Manager, you will help recruit, lead and inspire a dedicated team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in a safe and therapeutic environment. You’ll ensure the home runs smoothly day-to-day, maintaining compliance with CQC standards and promoting a culture of dignity, respect, and positive mental health recovery.
You will be responsible for all aspects of service delivery, compliance, staffing, and financial management — working autonomously to make effective decisions that support both residents and staff. You’ll also liaise closely with senior management and will be required to travel to our Head Office in Hatfield once a month (and as needed), so a full driving licence is essential.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing strong, visible, and supportive leadership to your team.
- Overseeing care planning, risk management, and resident progression.
- Managing budgets effectively to ensure financial sustainability.
- Identifying resourcing needs and leading on the recruitment, training, and ongoing development of staff to ensure service delivery is optimised and relevant standards are met.
- Ensuring compliance with all regulatory and organisational requirements.
- Building positive relationships with residents, families, and professionals.
- Driving continuous improvement and service development.
About You
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Home Manager who can work confidently and independently within a residential mental health setting.
Essential skills and experience:
- Proven experience managing a residential care home or similar setting within mental health.
- NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care (or working towards).
- Strong understanding of CQC regulations and best practice in mental health care.
- Demonstrated experience in budget management and staff development.
- Ability to work autonomously, using initiative to manage priorities and make sound decisions.
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to Head Office (Hatfield) as required.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
- A compassionate, resilient, and solution-focused approach.
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