Home Manager – Learning Disabilities & Autism – Whitehaven, Cumbria – AV2074

📍 Whitehaven, Cumbria
💷 Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience
🕒 Full-Time Position

Are you an experienced Home Manager with a background in supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism? Or are you an ambitious Deputy Manager looking to take the next step in your career?

We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and compassionate Home Manager to lead a small residential care home near Whitehaven, Cumbria. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager or an ambitious Deputy Manager ready to progress into a management role within a specialist residential care setting.

The home currently supports five residents with learning disabilities and autism, providing permanent residential accommodation and personal care in a welcoming, domestic environment. With a small number of residents, the service offers the opportunity to focus on individual needs, build meaningful relationships and promote independence, dignity and choice.

The home has a Good CQC report and is in a very strong position, with the current Home Manager moving into an operational role. This creates an excellent opportunity for a new manager to take the lead at an established service with a positive foundation already in place.

About the Home

The home is a CQC-registered residential care service near Whitehaven, Cumbria, specialising in supporting younger adults with learning disabilities and autism.

The service is based in a dormer bungalow set within its own grounds and is registered to accommodate up to six residents. Currently supporting five individuals, the home provides a small, homely setting where care and support can be tailored to each person’s needs, preferences and aspirations.

The home provides:

• Permanent residential accommodation and personal care
• Specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and autism
• A small residential setting currently supporting five residents
• Individualised care and support plans
• A focus on independence, choice and personal development
• A welcoming environment within its own grounds
• A Good CQC report

The home is in a strong position, with the current Home Manager transitioning into an operational role. This provides an opportunity for the incoming manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of an established service and build on the existing foundations.

The Ethos

The home’s approach is centred on providing individualised care that recognises every resident as a unique person.

The team aims to support residents to live fulfilling lives, make choices about their daily routines and develop their independence wherever possible. Understanding each individual’s communication style, preferences, abilities and support needs is essential to delivering effective care.

As Home Manager, you will help maintain a positive and inclusive culture where residents are treated with dignity and respect and staff feel supported to deliver high standards of care.

The role requires someone who can combine compassionate leadership with a clear focus on quality, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

The Role

As Home Manager, you will take responsibility for the overall leadership and day-to-day running of the service, ensuring that residents receive high-quality care and support in line with their individual needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and developing the staff team
• Ensuring the consistent delivery of person-centred care
• Promoting residents’ independence, dignity, choice and wellbeing
• Maintaining compliance with CQC regulations and relevant legislation
• Overseeing care planning, risk assessments, audits and quality assurance
• Ensuring safeguarding procedures and policies are followed
• Managing recruitment, staffing, training and rotas
• Supporting staff performance, development and retention
• Building positive relationships with residents, families and external professionals
• Maintaining a safe, comfortable and supportive home environment
• Monitoring service quality and identifying areas for improvement
• Ensuring residents’ needs and aspirations remain at the centre of the service

With the home already in a strong position, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the service, maintain established standards and continue developing the quality of care provided.

About You

We are looking for a committed and motivated care professional who is passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism.

We welcome applications from experienced Home Managers as well as Deputy Managers who are ready to progress their careers and take on their first Home Manager position.

You will ideally have:

• Experience within residential care, ideally supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism
• Previous management or supervisory experience, or the potential to progress from a Deputy Manager role
• An NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or a willingness to work towards this qualification
• Knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding and relevant legislation
• An understanding of person-centred care and individual support planning
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills
• The ability to motivate, support and develop a staff team
• A commitment to promoting residents’ independence, dignity and quality of life
• A proactive approach to maintaining high standards of care and compliance
• The confidence to build positive relationships with residents, families and professionals

This opportunity would suit an established Home Manager seeking a new challenge or a Deputy Manager ready to take the next step in their career. The home offers a strong foundation from which to develop your leadership skills and make a positive contribution to residents and staff.

In Return

• Negotiable salary, dependent on experience
• Opportunity to lead an established residential care home
• Consideration given to experienced Deputy Managers looking to progress
• Opportunity to work towards an NVQ Level 5 qualification where required
• A small service currently supporting five residents
• A home in a strong position, with the current Home Manager moving into an operational role
• A Good CQC report
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to residents’ lives
• A focus on person-centred care, independence and individual wellbeing
• An opportunity to develop professionally and progress your career

If you are an experienced Home Manager or an ambitious Deputy Manager looking for an opportunity to take the next step in your career, this is an excellent opportunity to lead a small residential service that is in a strong position and build on its existing foundations.

📞 To Apply: Contact Myles on 01789 867181
📧 Email: myles@avonsearch.co.uk