Shared Lives Support Officer

4 months ago


Skelmersdale, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £25979 - £29777 per annum l Permanent l Full time, 37 hours per week l Shared Lives Lancashire Service

There is a position available as a Support Officer within our wonderful Shared Lives Lancashire Service, supporting/ monitoring our carers and people supported within the service.

Shared Lives is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and matches people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities or older vulnerable people, with Shared Lives Carers recruited and trained by the service. Our Shared Lives Service offers the people we support the opportunity to live in a family environment, allowing them to develop their skills, be valued, involved in their community and gain confidence to become as independent as possible.

If you are kind, compassionate, person centred, a good communicator, well organised and able to carry your own caseload, this could be the job for you Please read the job description and person specification carefully for more details regarding the role.

**Should you like to discuss the vacancy further please contact Gregg Marshall / Shared Lives Service Manager on 07564574599.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

This role is not open to international recruitment. The position is a fulltime, 37 hrs a week role paid at grade 6 which is currently under JE review.

PLEASE SET OUT CLEARLY FOR US IN YOUR APPLICATION OR ON AN ADDITIONAL SHEET/PAGE, HOW YOU MEET EACH POINT OF THE PERSON SPECIFICATION.

Job Description & Person Specification



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