Shared Lives Carer

Shared Lives Carer focuses on support service which offers an alternative to supported living or residential care.

What the role involves

• Support service which offers an alternative to supported living or residential care.
• We support people from the age of 16 to live in the community with their shared lives carer.
• Support for an individual in your own home.
• Shared lives offer a rewarding and flexible way to support someone in your family home.
• The people we support attend day service, work placement, volunteer or have day support from another carer.
• You are able to support up to three people at any one time and you are paid a minimum of the above rate per person.

Skills and requirements

• Relevant care, clinical, support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Candidate fit

• patience, dignity, clear communication, and dependable care standards

Additional role context

• As a live in carer, you will be providing care.
• People are matched based on shared interests, lifestyles, and sense of humour.
• Be responsible for supporting an individual, who is carefully matched to you, with daily living skills on a day-to-day basis.