Shared Lives Officer
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,366 to £35,235 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 August 2025 |
| Location: | Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5323 |
Summary
Salary: £33,366 - £35,235
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: To be confirmed after shortlisting
Shared Lives – Making a Difference
Join our small specialist team as a Shared Lives Officer, working with the Shared Lives Officers, Team Leader and Manager.
In this role, you will recruit carers and manage placements to deliver this unique model of care, where adults with support needs live with approved carers in their homes.
As a Shared Lives Officer, you will offer support to Shared Lives Carers across Wiltshire and monitor the quality of existing arrangements to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults placed in their care. In addition, you will take referrals from care managers, ensuring that sufficient information is gathered about the prospective customer to help determine the person’s suitability for shared lives. You will be giving guidance, advice, training, and constructive feedback in sometimes complex situations, ensuring the provision of a safe, effective, caring, and responsive service. You will also support the recruitment and onboarding of carers into the scheme.
A clean driving license and willingness to travel in Wiltshire are essential and while we are based in Trowbridge, flexible working arrangements are possible.
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: To be confirmed after shortlisting
Shared Lives – Making a Difference
Join our small specialist team as a Shared Lives Officer, working with the Shared Lives Officers, Team Leader and Manager.
In this role, you will recruit carers and manage placements to deliver this unique model of care, where adults with support needs live with approved carers in their homes.
As a Shared Lives Officer, you will offer support to Shared Lives Carers across Wiltshire and monitor the quality of existing arrangements to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults placed in their care. In addition, you will take referrals from care managers, ensuring that sufficient information is gathered about the prospective customer to help determine the person’s suitability for shared lives. You will be giving guidance, advice, training, and constructive feedback in sometimes complex situations, ensuring the provision of a safe, effective, caring, and responsive service. You will also support the recruitment and onboarding of carers into the scheme.
A clean driving license and willingness to travel in Wiltshire are essential and while we are based in Trowbridge, flexible working arrangements are possible.
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