Job Overview
Shared Lives Officer – Grade 9 – Full time/Permanent position, based at Venice Avenue, Burnley. Salary £40,777 - £46,142 per annum; 37 hours per week. The shared lives service is CQC registered and rated as Outstanding. It provides a unique care model where adults with learning disability, difficulty or other vulnerability live with a family carer in a shared family home.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team responsible for monitoring placements.
- Ensure individuals in the scheme are well supported and carers provide effective care that meets CQC requirements.
- Lead and motivate the team, working with minimal supervision.
- Provide advice and guidance to Shared Lives Officers across all areas of their role.
- Participate in the assessment process of new carers and deliver training within the scheme.
- Champion values such as dignity, respect, choice, control and positive risk taking.
Qualifications & Skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Leadership experience, ideally in the care sector.
- Problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Passion for working with vulnerable people.
- Ability to motivate and influence others through collaborative working.
Additional Information
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
