Help create real homes, real belonging, and gloriously ordinary lives
At MacIntyre, we believe everyone deserves a gloriously ordinary life that makes sense to them.
Our Shared Lives arrangements are built on warmth, belonging, and highly personalised support within family homes. As a Shared Lives Manager, you will lead, grow and shape this across your area, supporting Shared Lives Officers, Shared Lives carers, and the people who draw on our support to create safe, meaningful, and lasting matches.
This is a leadership role with real impact. You will be responsible for quality, growth, compliance, and culture across Shared Lives, while embedding MacIntyre's DNA and Everyone Everywhere into everyday practice.
What you'll be doing
Leading for people who draw on our support
Ensuring every person has a voice, choice and control in their life
Making sure person-centred plans, risk assessments and support guidelines are meaningful and lived
Building strong relationships with families, advocates, health professionals and local authorities
Leading reviews, Care Act assessments and multi-disciplinary meetings
Promoting people's gifts, passions and community connections
Embedding Everyone Everywhere in everyday life
Leading and developing your workforce
Line managing and developing Shared Lives Officers
Leading recruitment, assessment and approval of Shared Lives carers
Creating a positive, inclusive and values-led culture
Ensuring high-quality induction, supervision, and performance support
Supporting wellbeing, development and professional growth
Involving the people we support in recruitment decisions
Leading quality, compliance and safeguarding
Ensuring full CQC, Care Act and Local Authority compliance
Maintaining excellent records, audits and oversight
Leading safeguarding practice and risk management
Preparing for and responding to inspections and audits
Working closely with Health, PBS, Compliance and Best Practice teams
Growing and sustaining Shared Lives
Supporting the growth and development of Shared Lives across your area
Monitoring financial performance and sustainability
Ensuring effective cover arrangements for carers
Promoting Shared Lives internally and externally
Being a visible and positive ambassador for MacIntyre
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About you
We're looking for someone who lives and breathes MacIntyre's values and brings:
Experience of managing staff in a CQC regulated adult social care staff
Experience leading teams and developing people
Experience in recruitment, induction and quality assurance
Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
A proactive, visible and solution-focused approach
Confidence in digital record keeping and reporting
A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable: Shared Lives or Social Work experience
You'll also take part in an on-call rota and occasionally work flexibly when needed.
Why this role matters
Shared Lives is one of the most powerful ways we support people to live meaningful, connected lives. As Shared Lives Manager, you are the person who makes this possible, ensuring carers feel supported, officers feel led, and people feel at home.
This is more than a management role.
This is about creating homes where people belong.
About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.
We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions.
Pay and Rewards
We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:
Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
You will qualify for a Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)
How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. We can't wait to hear from you!
Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement
MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.
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