Shared Lives Carer

Salary Details: £26,000 – £27,955per year, tax free

“I didn’t know what being part of a family was until I met my Shared Lives carers”

Shared Lives carers provide support in their own homes to vulnerable adults. We are looking for potential Shared Lives carers in the Warrington area. You must have a spare bedroom in your home that would be used by the person you were supporting.

Who can be a Shared Lives Carer?

Single people, couples, or families with children can all apply to support someone. We match people who suit each other’s circumstances. We are looking for positive people who have a spare room and want to share their home and family with someone else.

The type of support you would offer

You would provide a home for someone who needs it on a long term basis or who may aim to learn new skills and move on in time. This means someone would be living in your home. That person would be an adult with a learning disability or a vulnerable adult. You would be responsible for ensuring that they had a safe, welcoming home. The person would have their own activities at least three days a week and you would help them to maintain their own networks, seeing family and friends.

People who use the service may need support all of the time, or just with a few aspects of day to day living. This would be reflected in how much you would be paid to support the person.

Pay and Rewards

Shared Lives Carers are self employed and do not pay tax on their earnings. This is similar to arrangements for foster carers. Long term carers have two weeks’ paid holiday a year.

What Shared Lives carers say

“Being a Shared Lives carer fits with my own family and interests and gives us a real sense of achievement as a couple. The person is part of our family for the time he is with us.”

“I prefer being a Shared Lives carer to support work because I can focus on one person’s preferences and needs. I have got so much out of it too. I have learned about myself and developed new skills, I know new people in my community.”

“Being a Shared Lives carer has opened doors for me, I have new opportunities. I have enjoyed building a positive relationship based on trust and support with the person and their family.”

Safer Recruitment

MacIntyre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Shared Lives Carers will require an enhanced DBS Disclosure, together with all other relevant checks. This includes a regulatory requirement for individuals to obtain an overseas police check if they have spent six months or more outside the UK.

Keywords
foster care, support worker, learning disabilities