Salary: £50,974
Closing Date: Monday, 19th January 2026.
At Belong, we live and breathe our values every day - creating vibrant communities where colleagues feel supported, empowered, and inspired.
This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of care within our award-winning intergenerational village, championing person-centred excellence and ensuring that every person living in our village community receives the support, lifestyle choices, and care outlined in their Life Plan.
With a strong emphasis on leadership, coaching, and values-driven practice, the Registered Support Manager will empower our support and nursing teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for older people, especially those living with dementia.
As a senior member of the village management team, you will be instrumental in steering Belong Chester through its next chapter; building on our innovative model that blends expert dementia care with vibrant community living.
From our state-of-the-art facilities and canal-side location to our pioneering approach to intergenerational experiences, Belong Chester is already setting new standards in wellbeing and inclusion.
What you'll be doing:
Key Objectives of the role are to:
- Provide leadership, management, and coaching for support and nursing teams, ensuring they are equipped with the required knowledge, skills, and experience to meet customers' needs
- Ensure that all household customers receive the care, support, and lifestyle choices that have been identified and agreedupon within their Life Plan
- Ensure that services provided meet legislative and organisational standards and uphold the Belong values
- Be a visible and positive role model for excellent person-centred customer support and practice; working in accordance with Belong standards and values; developing and enabling a culture where people feel supported and valued
- Undertake the responsibilities of a Registered Manager with CQC
- As a member of the village management team, provide out-of-hours support and advice, and deputise for the General Manager
What we're looking for:
- Diploma level 5 in Care Leadership & Management (Adult Social Care) or equivalent. (Essential)
- Experience of working within Cheshire West (Desirable)
- Excellent communication skills using a range of methods to a variety of people with different needs and abilities
- Proven experience in building positive and productive relationships with customers, families, colleagues, and health professionals
- Leadership qualities that include critical and innovative thinking and collaborative teamwork, motivating and developing teams to ensure excellent service is provided
- Experience in performance management, coaching, and developing teams and individuals to ensure excellent customer service
- Recent experience of providing advanced assessments, care planning, and evaluation of older people's needs
- Excellent understanding of risk management, assessing risk versus the benefits to a customer's well-being, and minimizing risks
- Proven experience of managing and providing a service for people with dementia, disability, or a long-term illness in a health/social care environment
Why Belong?
As a leading social care provider, we're proud to be a place where people love to work. From our inclusive culture to our commitment to wellbeing and development, we're building something specia,l and we'd love you to be part of it.
