Shared Lives Carer

Are you looking for a flexible and rewarding opportunity, where you can earn an income while making a difference to people in your local community? 

Grace Eyre Shared Lives is looking for people to become self-employed professional carers, providing support to people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and/or autism.   

There are three ways you can become a self-employed Grace Eyre Shared Lives carer and make a difference:

• Shared Lives: if you have a spare room, you can earn from £425-£525 (subject to location) providing support, in and from your home, to people with a variety of care needs.
• Shared Lives Local: if you don’t have a spare room, you can earn from £230-£320 (subject to location) supporting someone in their own home living nearby (also sometimes known as ‘kinship’).
• Shared Lives Short Breaks: if you have a spare room, you can earn an income providing support, in and from your home, to people with a variety of care needs for just a short period of time (also known as ‘respite’).

To become a Grace Eyre Shared Lives carer, you must be over 18 years of age. While previous experience in care can be helpful, it’s not necessary and you don’t need specific qualifications – just the right values, commitment and space in your home or life. We provide a full induction to the role of a self-employed carer and to Grace Eyre, plus all necessary training and ongoing support via a team of Shared Lives Co-ordinators. 

We welcome enquires from people in Brighton & Hove and Barking & Dagenham areas. For those offering a spare room, it is often helpful if this is on the ground floor.  

Learn more about Grace Eyre Shared Lives.

Interested in learning more about Grace Eyre Shared Lives? Please fill in our form and we’ll get in touch for a chat.

We will handle any personal information you provide via this form in accordance with our privacy policy.

Alternatively, contact David Matthews, Shared Lives Manager, by email at dmatthews@grace-eyre.org or phone 07867 978 984 to ask any questions and find out more.

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