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Residential, Day and Domiciliary Care Managers and Proprietors

Managers and proprietors in this group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary in the provision and running of residential and day care establishments and domiciliary care services for persons who require specialised care and/or supervision.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,688
£37,318
£62,778

New workers start around £20,688. Normal pay is £37,318 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £62,778.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 47,803 vacancies for this type of job

3.80%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures that the physical comfort and all material needs of service users are provided and attempts to resolve problems that may arise.

  • Creates a friendly, secure atmosphere to gain the trust and confidence of those using the service.

  • Assesses service users’ needs and ensures they have access to health and social care services as required.

  • Maintains contact between service users and the local community and/or family and friends.

  • Arranges for payment of bills, keeps accounts and adheres to health, safety and other statutory requirements.

  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities to staff.

  • Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Care Coordination

  • Auditing

  • Nursing

  • Risk Analysis

  • Mental Health

  • Learning Disabilities

  • Care Planning

  • Social Work

  • Dementia

  • Home Health Care

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Operations

  • Organizational Skills

  • Customer Service

  • Training And Development

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Coordinating

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Health and Social Care

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Health and Social Care

University College Birmingham

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/56

Social Care Studies

Coleg Sir Gar

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Ammanford · 09/2025

Tariff points: 32/32

Care Practices

NPTC Group

DipHE · 1 Year · Full-time · Port Talbot · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Health and Social Care

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Health and Social Care

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Carlisle · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Health & Social Care

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Health and Social Care

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

DipHE · 2 Years · Blended learning (full-time) · Swansea · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/32

Health and Social Care

University of Staffordshire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Health and Social Care

University of Derby

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Derby · 09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Healthcare Professions’ Support for England

Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)

HND · 2 Years · Blended learning (full-time) · Chichester · 06/10/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Health and Social Care

Teesside University

CertHE · 1 Year · Full-time · Stockton-on-Tees · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/48

Health and Social Care

London Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Services

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Elgin · 09/2025

Tariff points: 24/42

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