Shared Lives Officer
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6564 |
Summary
Job Title: Shared Lives Officer
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Room 700 Leicester, LE3 8RA, GB.
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 30 hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 26th November 2025
Interview Date(s): 4th December 2025
The role does not meet the minimum salary requirements for sponsorship therefore you must already have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference to individuals, Carer contractors and our service.
Do you want a job where no two days are the same, help us to grow bigger?
Can you give your best every day, are you great with people, supporting and nurturing our service, aiming to be Outstanding with CQC?
About the Role
As a Shared Lives Officer, you will work as part of a team responsible for providing innovate support to people in communities to both carer’s (our providers), your internal partners and to the people who are eligible for services, thinking outside of the “box”.
You will work with the carers (self-employed contractors) who support individuals, some of whom may be vulnerable, to help the carer to support individuals to have a fulfilled life, ambitions, and future planning, no two people are the same. You’ll be required to promote the service, recruit and at the same time support our carers to aid the individuals in our service to be as independent as they feel they can be making a positive difference to their lives of both the carer and the individual, making Shared Lives the “Best”.
Alongside your work with carers, you will be required to develop a good understanding of our compliance and monitoring processes, carry out home visits, which are guided by CQC, there’s a good structure, but we want you to bring your innovation too.
You need to be super organised, have a kind heart, be strong and directional when needed and be a great team member. And you need to be able to adapt to change quickly.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You may be required to work out of hours; this will be agreed with your manager in the first instance.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to meet all the following:
- Health/Social Care Qualification to NVQ level 3 or equivalent relevant experience with adults in a social care setting.
- Experience & knowledge of undertaking assessments, reviews and Person-Centred Plans, support plans/risk assessments, use information technology systems, such as MS Word, Excel, Email and data base applications.
- Experience &/or ability to manage a case load, supporting, monitoring and reviewing care providers, working to clear objective plans to the understanding of the needs and difficulties of service users and carers, including ethnic minorities, disability and age concerns.
- Good knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation & policies such as the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Standards and regulatory requirements with CQC within Shared Lives.
- A good understanding of social care organisations and their roles, responsibilities and services, as part of the wider community, supporting with the recruitment & retention of shared lives carers and the delivery of learning & development opportunities for SHL carers
- Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and persuasion skills and ability to maintain clear and accurate records, use information technology systems, such as MS Word, Excel, Email and data base applications.
- Must possess a valid full driving licence, have full use of your own vehicle, be able to travel to and from work and various locations throughout the County, with sufficient mobility to access properties frequently.
We’d also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Name: Sharon Duffus (Resourcing Co-ordinator)
Telephone: 01163051595
Email: Sharon.duffus@leics.gov.uk
Or
Lis Horton
Telephone: 0116 3052142
Email: Lis.horton@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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