Job Description
Are you an experienced care leader with a passion for empowering older people to live safe, fulfilling, and independent lives?
Guild Care is looking for a Domiciliary Care Manager to lead our Home Care service, ensuring our CQC-regulated support is person-centred, high quality, and delivered with love, respect, and professionalism. You’ll inspire and guide our dedicated care team, helping older people, including those living with dementia, to thrive in their own homes.
💷 Salary: £37,878 – £42,327 (Depending on experience)
⏰ Hours: 35 per week
📍 Location: Worthing & Adur area
📆 Closing date: Friday 22nd August at 5pm
Expectation to become a Registered Manager with CQC by the end of the 6-month probation.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Service Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping a high-quality, person-centred service. You’ll:
* Lead & Inspire: Our dedicated Domiciliary Care Team
* Oversee the day-to-day running of our Home Care service, ensuring every visit counts
* Ensure CQC standards are met and achieve at least a Good rating
* Build positive relationships with clients, families, staff, and professionals
* Manage rotas, cover absences, and sometimes roll up your sleeves to deliver direct care
* Drive growth within the service while keeping budgets on track
* Keep safety, quality, and dignity at the centre of everything
About The Role
Why Join Guild Care?
At Guild Care, we believe everyone deserves a safe, fulfilling, and secure life. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead a service that truly makes a difference, supporting older people, their families, to thrive .
* Be part of a respected, values-driven organisation
* Work with a supportive leadership team
* Make a tangible difference in people’s lives every single day
* Opportunities for professional development and progression to Registered Care Manager status
* A workplace culture that genuinely cares about the people we support and our staff
Ready to Lead & Inspire?
If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and take the next step in making a meaningful impact in your local community.
Skills Needed
People, Nursing / Caring
About The Company
Our story
Guild Care was founded in Worthing in 1933 by visionary volunteers dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals in the local community. Originally known as Worthing Council of Social Service, the organisation focused on alleviating poverty, isolation, and health challenges during difficult times. Over the following decades, Guild Care consistently expanded its services, proactively responding to the community's evolving needs.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Guild Care established innovative day centres and residential care homes, significantly enhancing life quality for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Adapting continually, the charity later introduced specialised dementia care facilities and tailored services for those with learning disabilities.
Today, Guild Care supports over 3,000 people annually across West Sussex through a range of community-focused services. Remaining true to its founding values, the organisation is one of Worthing's largest employers, powered by almost 700 dedicated staff members and the essential contributions of more than 300 volunteers, all united in making a meaningful difference.
Company Culture
Our vision
Our vision is for all people in need of care to live fulfilling, safe and secure lives .
Our mission
We will achieve our vision by ensuring our support and services are accessible, effective and lovingly delivered .
Our BELIEF values
Brave | Engaging | Loving | Integrity | Everyone Matters | Free to Be Me
Our equality statement
At Guild Care, we are committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, respect, and equality. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and enables us to better serve our community.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.
Join us in our mission to make a positive difference in people's lives.
Desired Criteria
* Experience of managing budgets
* Train the Trainer qualification
* Experience developing commercial care services
Required Criteria
* Understanding of CQC Regulatory Framework
* Proven experience and a passion for supporting older people, including those with dementia.
* Experience of managing rotas and covering staff absence
* Ability to provide direct care to people who use our services
* Understanding of safeguarding, mental capacity and deprivation of liberty safeguards
* Ability to travel within the Worthing and Adur area
* Relevant professional qualification (Minimum of an Health & Level 5 QCF Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care
Closing DateFriday 22nd August, 2025