Operations Manager | Elderly Care | Brighton

Operations Manager (Elderly Care) / Regional Director

Location: Brighton head office, with travel across our Sussex and Hampshire care homes

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + (DOE)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Closing date: 28th October 2026

You'll oversee five elderly care homes, their Registered Managers and teams – four residential homes and one nursing home – supporting them as they strive for excellent outcomes for our residents.

You'll lead through our values, building teams who feel supported and proud of the care they give. We believe happy staff mean happy residents and families.

Why this role

•  Ambitious, sustainable growth. Our acquisition plans give you the chance to grow your role – at a pace that protects the culture that makes us who we are.

•  Family-owned, people before profit. Decisions are made with residents and staff in mind first.

•  Support around you. You'll work alongside our Director of Elderly Care, COO and regional support team, so you're never making the big calls alone.

What you'll be doing

•  Driving improvement in resident experience and outcomes

•  Building a strong staff culture with high staff satisfaction

•  Supporting and line managing Registered Managers through supervision, coaching and honest challenge

•  Owning budgets, occupancy, agency use and staffing costs across your homes

•  Making sure audit and improvement actions are completed – and stay done

•  Building strong relationships with CQC and commissioners, so every home is inspection-ready

•  Leading or taking on newly acquired homes and bringing them up to our standards

•  Sharing a senior on-call rota with the Director and Regional Support Manager

What you'll need

?  At least 3 years managing multiple elderly care homes and their Registered Managers

?  A track record of turning around underperforming homes, and taking homes to CQC Good or Outstanding

?  Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or equivalent or higher

?  A full UK driving licence and your own car

What we offer

•  £75,000 – £85,000+ salary (DOE)

•  Private medical insurance

•  4x salary group life insurance

•  25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

•  Business mileage paid

•  Company sick pay

•  Employee referral bonus, paid DBS check, staff events, birthday voucher and free parking at head office

About SDR

SDR is a family-owned care and housing provider, founded in 2018. We have more than 300 people across Sussex and Hampshire, working in elderly care, adult specialist care and supported living.

Our values: Kindness, Dignity & Respect | Calmness | Creativity | Responsibility.

If you want to help Registered Managers deliver excellent care, and grow with a family-owned group that puts people before profit, we'd like to hear from you.