# Shared Lives Carer

**Company**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Location**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Job type**: Flexible
**Salary**: GBP 600 - 800 per week
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Tower Hamlets Shared Lives (THSL) is seeking caring individuals to become paid Shared Lives Carers and make a meaningful difference to the lives of vulnerable adults in Tower Hamlets.

THSL provides a community-based alternative to traditional care for adults with a learning disability. As a Shared Lives Carer, you will support a person who lives, stays, or spends time with you, using your home as a safe and supportive base.

The aim is to help each person maintain their independence, build confidence, and live a full and connected life.

**Types of Shared Lives Support**

We are currently recruiting Shared Lives Carers for:

- Long Term Placement: Someone lives with you as part of your family or personal network. Weekly income: £600–£800 per person (includes care fees, rent, and utilities)

- Respite Support: Someone stays with you overnight or for short periods. Payment: £82–£106 per night per person.

**What You'll Need**

- At least one spare bedroom for long term or respite support

- To be 21 or older

- To be a full-time UK resident or have leave to remain

**What Shared Lives Carers Do**

Shared Lives Carers support people with a wide range of day-to-day tasks and goals, including:

- Cooking, shopping, budgeting, and other practical tasks

- Personal care (washing, dressing, taking medication)

- Building friendships and staying connected to family

- Accessing community activities, education, training, employment, or volunteering

**Why Become a Shared Lives Carer?**

Being a Shared Lives Carer is rewarding, flexible, and meaningful. It can be your full-time role or something you do alongside existing work or caring responsibilities.

We provide:

- Full training

- Ongoing support

- Regular contact with the Shared Lives team

- A highly rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference

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