Description Salary £27,269 - £31,067 per annum l Permanent l Full time, 37 hours per week l Shared Lives Lancashire Service International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship There is a position available as a Support Officer within our wonderful Shared Lives Service, supporting/monitoring our carers and people supported within the scheme. Shared Lives is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and matches people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities or older vulnerable people, with Shared Lives Carers recruited and trained by the service. Our Shared Lives Service offers the people we support the opportunity to live in a family environment, allowing them to develop their skills, be valued, involved in their community and gain confidence to become as independent as possible. If you are kind, compassionate, person centred, a good communicator, well organised and able to carry your own caseload, this could be the job for you Please read the job description and person specification carefully for more details regarding the role. For more information on Shared Lives, we recommend that you read information on Lancashire County Council's website around Shared Lives, and watch our videos on the webpage. Should you like to discuss the vacancy further please contact Gregg Marshall / Shared Lives Service Manager on 07564574599. 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. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. PLEASE SET OUT CLEARLY FOR US IN YOUR APPLICATION ON AN ADDITIONAL SHEET, HOW YOU MEET EACH POINT OF THE PERSON SPECIFICATION AND ATTACH THIS TO YOUR APPLICATION Job Description and Person Specification