Kingsley Specialist Services has established an outstanding reputation nationally, among both social services professionals and residents’ families, for delivering innovative, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, particularly those who may have complex needs.
Staff at our seven services in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire are proud to be part of the Kingsley Healthcare Group Winners of the 2024 Health Investors Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year, we are ranked – for the ninth year running! - among the top 20 large UK care home groups (carehome.co.uk) for our exceptional care.
Being part of a trusted national care provider gives our Kingsley Specialist Services team the assurance that they will receive all the training and support they need to deliver outstanding care to our clients.
As the UK’s only large care home provider to achieve B Corp certification, we continue to lead the sector in responsible, values-driven care. In 2024 and again in 2025, we were honoured to be named Health Investor’s Residential Elderly Large Care Provider of the Year, a testament to our commitment to quality and innovation.
For eight consecutive years, we’ve been recognised among the Top 20 Large UK Care Home Groups by carehome.co.uk, reflecting consistently high standards and resident satisfaction. We are also proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that the dedication of our team members is valued and fairly rewarded.
Our commitment to people-first values has earned us outstanding workplace recognition, including a 4.7 rating on Glassdoor, a 4.5 rating on Indeed, and the No.1 ranking in the UK for wellbeing at work (Indeed’s Better Work Awards 2023).
If you're passionate about delivering exceptional care and want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that puts both its residents and people at the heart of everything it does, we’d love to hear from you.
Decoy farm is a small, friendly service, which caters for ten adults with learning disabilities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced manager, who is not afraid of hard work, with proven leadership skills, to work with the Operations team to guide the home back to a Good CQC rating.
Decoy Farm has a person-centred ethos enabling adults to live as independently as possible whilst receiving high quality care and support. We passionately believe that all of the people we support, no matter how complex their needs, should not miss out on any opportunities in life, and as such your role will be to work, as part of a team to help people to achieve their goals and dreams.
As the Manager you will have excellent support from the Operations team as well as a Head Office team.
You should possess the following qualities: -
- Leadership skills
- Caring nature
- High integrity
- Inspires people
- Team Player
- Great organisational skills
- Want to learn and adapt
** RNLD or RMN (active NMC pin) Desirable **
Reports to: Operations Manager
- An understanding of the regulatory requirements such as Health and Social Care Act, CQC regulations, KLOEs, Fundamental Standards, and Quality Statements
- Passionate about providing high quality person-centred care and be dynamic and driven with clear ambition to develop.
- You will need to have good IT skills as you will be working with a lot of different platforms.
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Decoy Farm Learning Disability Care Home, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
- Pay:: £50,000 - £55,000 per hour (depending on experience)
- Type: Permanent
- Shift: Days
- Excellent PRP
- Comprehensive induction and training programme.
- Opportunities for career development and progression.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Blue Light Card Scheme. We’ll reimburse the enrolment fee of this fantastic scheme that offers discounts on holidays, days out and over 15,000 national brands.
- Loyalty Bonus: Accrue up to 5 additional holiday days depending on length of service.
- We’ll pay for your full DBS disclosure
- Excellent performance related bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays entitlement
- Company Pension Scheme
In accordance with the Asylum and immigration Act 2006 you will need to demonstrate your eligibility for employment in the United Kingdom.
