Job Description

Are you an experienced social care or social work professional who's on the lookout for an exciting new role?

We've got the perfect opportunity for you!


Our Shared Lives and Short Breaks service are looking for a Shared Lives Assessor to join their team. This is a home-based role with travel across the Ayrshire and Central Scotland area, so we will need you to live within a reasonable commute of this region.

The Role

As one of our assessors you'll be responsible for assessing, training and supporting potential shared lives carers through their applications, assessments and panel processes.



You'll ensure that our future carers have the right values, understanding, motivation and passion to step in to their caring role. You'll manage your portfolio of allocated Shared Lives arrangements, including providing direction, guidance and support to the carers to ensure that exceptional standards of support is delivered to the individuals within their care.


Part of your role will also involve visiting our carers regularly within their own homes. You'll support, develop and monitor the arrangements in place while making sure that they have the tools to promote safe, person-centred support and care to the individuals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future growth of this excellent service.

About You

As this role involves travel throughout Ayrshire and Central Scotland, it's essential that you hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle (travel expenses would be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone's expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).


What we'll need you to bring: -

A warm, friendly personality and a positive, can-do attitude Demonstrable experience in health and social care or social work; working with adults who have learning disabilities, Autism or complex needs Experience or knowledge of Health and Social Care policy and practice Experience of managing, promoting and maintaining positive relationships Great communication, numeracy, written and analytical skills Excellent planning, organising and time management skills The ability to produce high quality written reports, to tight timescales A proven track record managing and developing people and quality services An SVQ Level 4 (SCQF level 9) in a relevant discipline or willingness to work towards this with the support of our Training Academy

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Your job changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local communities We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork No uniform - we wear our own clothes We fund up to 500 towards driving lessons Free parking on-site at our Ayrshire office We operate a flexi-time model for business support colleagues Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities Recommend a colleague bonus scheme Long service awards Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few

Shift Patterns

This a full-time role consisting of 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Although this role will be home based, you will be expected to attend our offices for meetings, visit carers and attend events. There will be an element of travel and therefore we are looking for the applicant to ideally live in Ayrshire or surrounding area.

Do you have what it takes?

What are you waiting for?

Apply today!

We'd love to hear from you.


Have any questions? Please contact Marissa Speed, our Shared Lives Lead at Marissa.speed@cornerstone.org.uk


Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.


The successful candidate will need to undergo a level 2 disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.