Job Description

The Vacancy
McCarthy Stone are looking for a professional and experienced Registered Estate Manager to lead the team at our Watson Place estate, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
Package: 341,628.93 plus benefits + Career Progression AND BONUS
In addition to an annual bonus, our Estate Managers can earn additional UNCAPPED bonuses relating to performance which are paid quarterly - our highest earner last year was paid over 33,500!
If you have experience as a Care Manager, Registered Care Manager, Care Home Manager we are actively recruiting and would love to hear from you.
McCarthy Stone have a wealth of support and benefits for their staff. These include:

• Company Pension,
• Life Assurance,
• Annual leave starts at 25 days and will rise to 28 days max (1 additional day per year) plus bank holidays.
• Employee Assist Programme,
• Two paid days volunteering each calendar year,
• Enhanced company sick pay (subject to passing probationary period),
• Free eye tests,
• Remote GP Service,
• Give as you earn towards your favourite charity,
• Professional subscriptions where appropriate, mentoring and access to leadership programmes (subject to application),
• Colleague referral scheme
• Discounted McCarthy Stone apartments for immediate family and use of guest suites around the country subject to availability.
• Access to benefits platform offering discounted Gift Cards and eGifts providing discounts on a number of leading brands including restaurants and supermarkets

Hours: 38.75 per week. (Mixture of weekday and weekend shifts.)
About the role: This is a brilliant opportunity to manage a thriving community of active and independent older people, so they get to live their best lives - in elegant private apartments in a beautiful setting - with the support of a dedicated and friendly team. Every day will be diverse, and you'll have the opportunity to use your people and professional skills to make a real difference.
About you:

• You will be a warm, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual who cares deeply about championing the rights and wellbeing of older people.
• Committed to building a thriving community where everyone feels included, happy and empowered to live life to the full.
• Have previous experience of promoting the welfare of older or vulnerable people and managing a team.
• Must have a QCF Level 5 in Health and Social Care or equivalent in management in preferably in this sector. Consideration will be given those who are over 75% through the process of completing their qualification or have been previously CQC.
• Confident and experienced people manager who can bring the best out of their team.
• Experience of running senior living or care development and have understanding of the Health and Safety, property management and the budgetary requirements needed to do this successfully.

Why join?
McCarthy Stone has been officially recognised as a great place to work! This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of, where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people.
Could this role be the perfect job for you? Apply now! All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.
McCarthy Stone celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.
McCarthy Stone does not currently offer sponsorship. We are only able to consider those that have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
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About Us
As the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2025, McCarthy Stone operates over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24,200 people.
We believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised, and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.
We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!
Our Customers
The Benefits
24 days annual leave
Pension
plan
Life
assurance
Employee assistance helpline
Health
screening
Eyecare voucher scheme
Long service award
Testimonials
I enjoy working for McCarthy and Stone as a House Manager because I am very well supported in my Role by my manager. I am able to make the day to day decisions but always have immediate support on the rare times I need help. It's a breath of Fresh Air working for a focused dynamic company who know what they are trying to achieve as a team.
Linda Diamond - House Manager
Only at McCarthy Stone can you start in the middle of a pandemic and feel at home within a couple of weeks xe2x80xa6 it's all about our great people and how welcome they make you feel xe2x80xa6 even if it was through a screen!
Andrea Waldron - Senior HR Business Partner
From my first week I felt like part of the team, everyone is helpful and pro-active, which is crucial in a fast paced environment. I've had the opportunity to work on some exciting projects, it's a very 'hands-on' approach here with plenty of opportunity to be involved and play a part in delivering developments.
Emily Bishop - Principal Planning Associate
Working for McCarthy Stone is a very fulfilling experience. The staff here are all empathetic and professional. Guiding people in purchasing an apartment, watching them settle in and make friends, and then watching them lead a happy and carefree retirement is very rewarding.
Caroline Craig-cordel - Sales Consultant
I found it inspiring how working in McCarthy Stone gives you a chance to make so many people happier, every day. And what we do is so important to our homeowners! In my marketing career before I couldn't dream about customers sharing their thoughts about my campaigns, but here it happens all the time.
Stan Smolyar - Head of Brand