Chase Heys, Southport
36 hours per week
£29,740.17 – £32,299.59 per annum (pay award pending)
Closing date: 19 June 2025
Do you have a background in social care? Have you heard of Shared Lives?
New Directions’ Shared Lives Scheme is a fantastic way for adults with learning disabilities to live in a warm, supportive environment sharing a home with their Shared Lives carer. As a Shared Lives officer, you will lead on the matching process with carers and adults with learning disabilities. You will be involved in recruiting and assessing, training carers (self-employed) who have a spare room in their homes. Work carefully to partner them well with someone who needs support, comparing interests, needs and personalities of all concerned to come up with the right fit for everyone. Shared Lives carers can be single people, couples, or families so the matching process can be challenging. Once the arrangement is underway, you will monitor the arrangement, coaching and mentoring the shared lives carers. You will develop constructive relationships with all concerned including the Local Authority and Social work team.
As a member of a small team, the post-holder will carry out the tasks necessary to operate the Shared Lives Service to ensure that the service complies with all relevant legislation and standards.
Relevant experience in a social care setting and experience of working with people with learning disabilities is essential. A Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent is also an essential requirement.
An Enhanced DBS Check is required.
Benefits
- High quality training and Induction programme
- Pension with company contribution
- Annual leave: up to 28 days per year, after qualifying period, plus bank holidays
- Ongoing support from a dedicated manager
- Career progression opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured with access to free counselling and other benefits
- Discounted gym membership
- Medicash: exclusive corporate-rated healthcare cash plan scheme
- Blue Light Card with discounts across a range of suppliers and outlets
- Up to 12 months occupational sick pay (after qualifying period)
- Refer a friend scheme
Our core values:
- Big Hearted: we say that we are proud of the quality of care, empathy and kindness we offer to the people we support and each other;
- Count on Us: we act in a way that you can rely on us to be able to meet the needs of the people we support and each other;
- Together as One: we say that we take pride in working as a team to deliver a very person-centred service;
- People Focused: we recognise the importance of transparency, trust, recognition and development within our workforce.
For more information regarding the above role contact Karen Bennett, Registered Service Manager on 01704 829514.
To view the full job description and person specification, visit our Job Opportunities page via the following link: https://ndirections.co.uk/vacancies/ Alternatively, you can contact the HR team on 0151 705 0300 for details to be sent out via post.