Shared Lives Officer

4 weeks ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Councils Full time

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Dorchester
- Reference
- 61035502A
- Occupational group
- Health & Social Care
- Salary details
- £19,861 to £23,003
- Job term
- Part Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Ceri David
- Contact telephone
- 01308 426042
- Closing Date
- 08 February 2023 11:00 PM

Part time (27 - 33 hour) Shared Lives Officer required to work in Dorchester, Dorset (hybrid working)

Dorset is a wonderful place to live and work - highlights include the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, expansive designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, bustling market towns, some highly rated schools, and a university in Bournemouth. Whilst the post-holder may work on a 'patch' basis in a specified area of Dorset, the post is based in Dorchester, the County Town.

The Dorset Shared Lives Scheme is a growing service which provides high quality family-based accommodation, care and support services to people aged 16 years and over with care and support needs, many of whom have a learning disability. The scheme is registered with the Care Quality Commission and all staff and Shared Lives Carers work within the CQC standards for the service.

**What you will be doing**

Shared Lives Officers are responsible for maintaining a caseload of Shared Lives Carers. The role includes recruitment and monitoring of Shared Lives Carers, matching service users and carers for both long term placements, respite and day support opportunities; and promoting the service. In doing so the post-holder, working with the scheme Manager, will ensure that the service that users of the scheme receive is consistent with the standards set by the scheme, underpinned by legislation and regulation. Full induction training and ongoing support will be given.

**About you**

We are looking to appoint someone who is committed to working collaboratively and with clear purpose to improve the lives of people with care and support needs in Dorset. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Dorset Shared Lives Scheme. We would be pleased to hear from you if you have prior experience of working with people with care and support needs and have the necessary personal attributes, skills and knowledge to carry out the role successfully.

**Additional Information**

For an informal discussion, please contact Ceri David (Team Manager) on 01308 426042 or Richard Christian ( Specialist Manager/ CQC Nominated Individual) on 01305 251414.

Closing date: 08 February 2023
Interview date: 01 February 2023

**Dorset Council: A great place to work**

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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