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Please apply by contacting [email protected]

Shared Lives is a care and 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. This is a self-employed position.

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

You will receive full training and support from the service. 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. As you are working from home, you are also able to claim tax relief on your earnings. As a shared lives carer, you could support- People with Learning disabilities, Autistic people, People with Mental health issues, A person with an ABI, parent and baby, A person who has Dementia or people who need support after living in a Domestic Violence environment. All you need to be a shared lives carer is an open heart.

How to apply

Please apply by contacting [email protected] or call 0151 666 4422