What is Shared Lives?
Shared Lives South West is an innovative care model that allows trained Shared Lives Carers to work from home while providing support to adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health problems, or dementia.
This approach offers personalised care in a family environment, making it an ideal option for those seeking a fulfilling paid care job.
Shared Lives Carers open their home to provide person centred support in a homely environment, making it a compassionate alternative to traditional live in care, supported living and residential care. It’s a bit like being an adult foster carer.
Our mission is to help people live full, independent lives, stay connected to their communities, and develop new skills.
Shared Lives South West
As an award-winning charity with over 20 years of experience, Shared Lives South West connects adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health problems, and dementia to trained Shared Lives Carers.
Over the years Shared Lives South West which operates across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset has grown and evolved its services and offers both long-term placements and short breaks. You can find out more about our services here.
The 40 strong Shared Lives South West staff team is dedicated to ensuring we recruit exceptional carers and find suitable matches and placements for adults with support needs to blossom.
We are also proud to have a funding and benefits team to assist those who use our services and reduce the paperwork so Shared Lives Carers can focus on care and support.
Carer Jobs
Work from home and support someone to thrive by becoming a Shared Lives Carer.
If you are a foster carer looking for a new challenge, a carer who wants to enjoy a rewarding job or have transferrable skills we’d love to hear from you. Transferrable skills may include: healthcare, police, teaching, family care, personal trainers, public service, voluntary work, hairdressers or taxi drivers.
