Social care

Care home manager CV: example and template

This example is for directors and managers of public social care homes and private care homes, and for heads of care departments and social workers who want to run a home.

The governing body wants to know how many residents the home has, what team and budget you manage, how you meet service standards and how inspections go. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: care home manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Jolanta Wojciechowska

Care home director

Siedlce +48 123 456 789 jolanta.wojciechowska@example.com

Professional profile

Care home director with 18 years in social care, the last 6 running a home for 110 older and chronically ill people. I head a team of 75 and a budget of PLN 14 million a year and am responsible for the standard of services, residents' safety and contact with families. The home passed regional inspections with no recommendations, and an EU-funded project created a new rehabilitation room.

Work experience

Care home director

03.2020 - present

Social care home for older people, 110 residents, Siedlce

  • Heading a team of 75: carers, nurses, physiotherapists, therapists and administration.
  • A budget of PLN 14 million a year and settlements with the county.
  • Service standards and individual support plans for residents.
  • Regional and sanitary inspections with no recommendations.
  • An EU-funded project for a rehabilitation room and staff training.

Head of the care and therapy department

05.2008 - 02.2020

Social care home, Siedlce

  • Leading a team of 30 carers and therapists.
  • Residents' support plans.
  • Contact with families and social welfare centres.

Education

Master's degree, social work

2002 - 2007

University of Siedlce

Skills

  • Running a social care home
  • Service standards and support plans
  • Public sector budget
  • Inspections and records
  • Managing a large team
  • Projects and funding

Qualifications

  • Specialisation in social care organisation
  • Postgraduate studies in healthcare management, 2016
  • Public procurement training, 2022

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Length of service in social care: 18 years

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a care home manager CV

Professional summary

Write which home you run, how many residents it has and who it is for, and what team and budget you manage. Add your length of service in social care and your specialisation, because the rules set specific requirements for running a social care home. Put inspection results in your experience.

Head of a care department with 9 years of experience at a social care home. I lead a team of 25 carers, support plans and contact with families and stand in for the director. I have a specialisation in social care organisation and am looking for work as a care home manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the home, residents, team, budget, standards, inspections and projects. Show results in numbers. Add your work with the county, families and social welfare centres.

Weaker: Running the home.

Better: Heading a team of 75: carers, nurses, physiotherapists, therapists and administration.

Weaker: Standards.

Better: Service standards and individual support plans for residents.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: Regional and sanitary inspections with no recommendations.

Skills worth listing

List running the home, standards, budget, inspections, team management and projects. In your soft skills show empathy, responsibility and talking to residents' families.

Professional skills

  • Running a care home
  • Service standards
  • Budget
  • Inspections
  • Large team
  • Projects

Personal skills

  • Empathy
  • Responsibility
  • Talking to families
  • Leadership
  • Resilience to stress

Qualifications

List your specialisation in social care organisation, degree and length of service in social care. The rules set requirements for the director of a social care home, so state them exactly.

Requirements for the manager role

Social care rules require the director of a social care home to have a set length of service in social care and a specialisation in social care organisation. On your CV state your experience and qualifications.

At private care homes the owner sets the requirements, but experience in care and managing a team is usually essential.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A county-run social care home looks for knowledge of the rules, public budgets and procurement, a private care home for occupancy, standards and family feedback, and a home for people with disabilities for therapy and rehabilitation. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a care home manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a care home manager put on a CV?

The home, residents, team, budget, standards, inspections, projects, length of service and specialisation.

What are the requirements for a social care home director?

The rules require a set length of service in social care and a specialisation in social care organisation.

Are the requirements the same at a private care home?

Not always. The owner sets the requirements, but care experience is usually expected.

How do you describe your results?

Give inspection results, occupancy, projects and changes to the standard of care, without residents' data.

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