Shared Lives Carer in Leicester)

Ad Warrior Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Self-employed status

Income tax incentives

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking Shared Lives Carers to provide long-term and short breaks in their own homes for adults with diverse needs. Carers manage referrals and may accept or decline based on capacity and preference.

As a self-employed carer, you set your own hours and can supervise up to three clients concurrently, with generous income tax incentives as described by the council.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is beneficial.
• Patience, sense of humour, listening skills, initiative, confidentiality, and commitment to equal opportunities are valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide care placements from your own home to clients aged 18 and over.
• You will receive referrals and may accept or decline them as you wish.
• You may look after up to three clients at a time and manage your own hours.

Skills

Patience

Sense of humour

Listening skills

Initiative

Confidentiality

Equal opportunities

Job description

Shared Lives Carer

Location: Leicestershire

Salary: £499- £735 per week

Vacancy Type: Contract

Leicestershire County are looking for carers who want to help their clients to live life to the full.

Carers must live in Leicestershire (not Leicester City).

The Role

Shared Lives Carers provide long-term and short breaks social care placements in their own homes to support people from the age of 18, with learning disabilities, mental health, autism and Asperger's, physical disabilities, sensory impairment or who are living with dementia and older people or who have lifelong disabilities who need personal care support in a homely environment.

The Shared Lives Carer are self-employed. The council will send you referrals for clients which you can choose to accept or decline as you wish, and you can look after a maximum of three clients at a time.

As a self-employed carer, you work from your own home, choose your own hours, and receive generous income tax incentives.

Skills and Qualifications

As a Shared Lives Carer, previous experience of caring would be beneficial, but the following qualities are equally important:

• Patience
• A good sense of humour
• Good listening skills
• Initiative
• The ability to maintain confidentiality
• A commitment to equal opportunities