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Job details

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Job reference

REQ00000018729

Date posted

28/07/2025

Application closing date

10/08/2025

Location

Salary

49,764.00 to 50,764.00

Package

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Attachments

Shared Lives Manager WMF2184e

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Job description

Salary/Hourly Rate: 49,764 - 50,778 pro rata
Location: to be confirmed with successful candidate
Contract Type: Permanent

About this opportunity

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative, and supportive leader to join us as the Registered Manager of our Shared Lives team.
Shared Lives is a unique social care service for adults. We help people who need support to live or spend time with trained carers. We provide this service in a home and family-like environment or community setting. This can include; long-term housing, respite support and day support.
We work with customers, carers and social workers to develop person centred support plans that will promote independence, health and wellbeing and to ensure customers are integrated effectively into a family life and within their community.
As Registered Manager you will be responsible for complying with all relevant legislation and will be working in partnership with external organisations to develop integrated working with Housing, Social Care and other external stakeholders.
This role will also work closely with our Leadership Team, to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality services and will share responsibility for the leadership, promotion of and overall delivery and development of our services, whilst also supporting the development of our fantastic team.

Who we are looking for...

We're looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running, someone who will bring their exceptional people management, change management and strategic planning skills and experience to the role.

The Shared Lives Manager will manage a team of staff who will work flexibly to effectively support Shared Lives carers within their own districts, therefore experience of working in a regulated service is required.
This role will suit a highly motivated and versatile team player, who possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to engage with a wide range of audiences, with clear commitment to excellent customer service is desirable.
There will be a requirement to meet communities and carers which may be outside office hours and within their own venues. Applicants will need therefore need access to a motorised vehicle and have a full driving license. Reasonable adjustments would be considered for disabled candidates. If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact Kirsteen Wright on 07825 273184.
You will also require Level 5 in Leadership and Management or the Registered Managers Award or be willing to work towards one in the first 6 months.
If this sounds like you, and you're ready for the challenge, then we would love to hear from you!

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

o Post Specification
o Role Profile

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact Kirsteen Wright on 07825 273184

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 10/08/25

We are currently operating in-person interviews if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

Westmorland and Furness Council are now able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa applications for eligible roles. Please note, we cannot guarantee the eligibility of all of our roles, therefore, if you would like more information on roles that may be eligible please visit the government website - Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK.

Safer Recruitment & DBS

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children's/Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and Children.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.


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