How to hire a home manager

How to hire a home manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step home manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a home manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new home manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a home manager, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A home manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, home managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of home manager salaries for various roles:

   Type of Home Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Home Manager	Social and community service managers coordinate and supervise social service programs and community organizations. They manage staff who provide social services to the public.	$24-54
   Director Of Social Services	A director of social services or social services director is an individual who works with the community to identify the suitable programs and services. Social services directors provide overall leadership for certain departments within organizations... Show more	$19-38
   Communications Lead	The global senior program manager acts as a coordinator for the organization's projects and performs various tasks including supervision, account management, daily staff assignments, budget planning, cost control, and tracking program expenses by collaborating with various global departments to enhance all global programs. He/she should have excellent analytical, decision-making, leadership, and organization skills and knowledge about project management to be able to oversee and organize activities to ensure its compliance with the organization's goals.	$32-66

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Home Health
   • Patients
   • Patient Care
   • Cleanliness
   • Excellent Organizational
   • Mental Health
   • Payroll
   • CPR
   • Direct Supervision
   • Quality Care
   • Developmental Disabilities
   • Medicaid
   • Medical Appointments
   • State Regulations

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance authorizations.
   • Complete Medicaid billing & DCFS reports.
   • Maintain HIPAA standards and confidentially of protect health information.
   • Pay bills, balance check books, shop, Dr appointment, and community outings
   • Implement ADL programs for the residents to follow in order to maintain and improve independents.
   • Provide, encourage, assist, and supervise individuals in personal care, ADL's.

   More home manager duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your home manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A home manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, home managers' average salary in oklahoma is 52% less than in pennsylvania.
   • Seniority. Entry-level home managers earn 56% less than senior-level home managers.
   • Certifications. A home manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a home manager's salary.

   Average home manager salary

   $75,914yearly

   $36.50 hourly rate

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   Entry-level home manager salary

   $50,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average home manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$97,429	$47
   2	Pennsylvania	$95,106	$46
   3	District of Columbia	$79,053	$38
   4	Washington	$73,090	$35
   5	New York	$71,392	$34
   6	Texas	$64,747	$31
   7	Illinois	$64,313	$31
   8	North Carolina	$58,303	$28
   9	Florida	$57,464	$28
   10	Georgia	$57,459	$28
   11	Colorado	$54,688	$26
   12	Missouri	$47,358	$23
   13	Tennessee	$45,607	$22

   Average home manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$114,012	$54.81	357
   2	Macy's	$112,910	$54.28
   3	Western & Southern Financial Group	$103,584	$49.80
   4	Hello Alfred	$100,676	$48.40
   5	Bloomingdale's	$99,656	$47.91
   6	Publishing Concepts	$96,923	$46.60
   7	American Red Cross	$94,275	$45.32	7
   8	Sutter Health	$92,940	$44.68	14
   9	QuintilesIMS	$91,469	$43.98
   10	TerraCycle	$89,544	$43.05
   11	Crete Carrier	$88,715	$42.65
   12	The Home Depot	$88,553	$42.57
   13	Kroger	$87,956	$42.29
   14	Sears Holdings	$86,342	$41.51
   15	Dignity Health	$83,546	$40.17	16
   16	MAS Medical Staffing	$83,320	$40.06	110
   17	Choice in Aging	$79,521	$38.23
   18	Pace Analytical	$79,108	$38.03
   19	Alight Solutions	$78,046	$37.52
   20	Berkshire Medical Center	$78,035	$37.52

4. Writing a home manager job description

   A home manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a home manager job description:

   Home manager job description example

   PACE is a comprehensive health care program that provides an integrated approach with medical and supportive services designed to help individuals meet their health care need in the community. With a robust interdisciplinary team of 11 each PACE participant received wrap-around care designed to meet each person's unique needs.
   

   The Position:

   The Home Care Manager for PACE supervises the PACE home care staff to ensure regulatory compliance and quality, while maintaining an optimal level of independence for participants. Provides technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills necessary to coordinate the scheduling, communication, and documentation of all aspects of the plan efficiently and effectively for home care. Promotes and maintains health of participants in the community setting through teaching, counseling, and appropriate preventative and or skilled services. Responsible for assessment of health and home safety needs, contributing to the plan of care, initial implementation of nursing care plans and providing nursing care, as well as periodic re-evaluation of individual and family needs. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess, plan care for and provide service to frail elderly participants according to assigned responsibilities and PACE Program standards.

   Requirements:

   • Registered Nurse with current Colorado licensure; graduate from an accredited school of nursing
   • Bachelor's degree preferred
   • At least 3 years of recent experience in a home care setting preferred
   • Management experience preferred
   • Colorado driver's license, adequate automobile insurance and unlimited access to reliable transportation

   Pay & Benefits:

   • Hiring range starting at $33.33-$40.58 per hour
   • Additional pay for bilingual fluency
   • Benefits include medical, vision, dental and life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Disability, 403b
   • Paid Time Off & Medical leave
   • Cell phone and other technology provided for documentation.
   • Tuition Assistance for advancing your degree
   • Mileage reimbursement for work-related driving

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5. Post your job

   To find the right home manager for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with home managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit home managers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your home manager job on Zippia to find and recruit home manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit home managers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new home manager

   Once you've selected the best home manager candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new home manager. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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