‘I love dancing on stage with my friends. Jean’s always cheering the loudest!’
Cindy, dancer and actress
Become a Shared Lives carer
Why become a Shared Lives carer?
- Support someone who moves in with you and your family (no more commute!) or support someone during the day
- Work from home, or the park, or the shops, or the bingo hall (wherever your shared life takes you)
- Work for yourself, alongside your specialist team at PSS
- Work hours that suit you, so you can still have lots of family time and work your usual job
- Get loads of support from us, anytime
- Change someone’s life
- Put your life experiences to great use
- Do something amazing for someone else
- Get endless job satisfaction by watching someone grow
- Earn a living just by being you – bringing your whole self to the role
- Help give someone the family life they really want
Do I need caring experience to be a Shared Lives carer?
It doesn’t matter if you’ve never been a carer before, we’ll train you up and help you to be the best you can be.
Of course, if you’ve had experience as a carer or you’ve worked in social care, you’ll be in a really good position already. We’ll still need you to do our training to become a PSS Shared Lives carer, even if you’ve been a carer before.
Who can be a Shared Lives carer?
Our Shared Lives carers might be self-employed but you’re still part of the big PSS team.
We’re looking for people who match our values.
Big-hearted
You’re kind, caring and compassionate; someone who will put the person they support first.
Professional
You’re able to follow our processes, stay organised and keep records, committed to providing really high-quality customer service and keeping up-to-date with your training.
Open-minded
You’re non-judgemental, willing to try new things and able to be flexible to the needs of others.
Determined
You’re ready for a challenge, able to really go for your goals and help others reach theirs.
Genuine
You’re honest, down-to-earth and don’t take yourself too seriously.
What do our Shared Lives carers think about being a carer?
Karen, Shared Lives #CarersWeek
Heather, Shared Lives #CarersWeek
Interested in becoming a Shared Lives carer? Let your local team call you for a quick chat