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PSS - a social care charity
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A social care charity supporting people in England and North Wales to live happy, healthy, hopeful lives. Proudly born, bred and headquartered in Liverpool.

More about us: https://linktr.ee/pssuk
or head straight to psspeople.com
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Hello! We're PSS, a social care charity that supports people with disabilities, new parents, women in the criminal justice system, children with parents in prison and people experiencing mental health challenges. We're born and bred in Liverpool, but support people all over England and North Wales 👋
Ready for a new adventure? We're hiring support workers in our Making Days team.

Here’s Rukky, one of our ace support workers talking about what was it like when he first started at PSS.

If you’re interested in joining our team as a support worker, please head to our jobs page psspeople.com/jobs
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We’re looking for a business administrator to join our learning and development team at PSS

You’ll be someone who is:

⚫ A real people person

⚫Experienced in office environments, with solid skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

⚫Driven and determined, with a genuine passion for learning
July 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wishing a happy and healthy Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating in the UK and around the world.
March 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Janet Brown OBE shares her story of leaving a 30-year career in policing to dive into a new life as a Shared Lives carer for the 30th anniversary edition of NARPO News.

Head over to www.sharedlivescarers.com/blog for her story

#Policing #CareerChange #SharedLives #SocialCare
March 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last week, we held our quarterly #coproduction meeting with representatives from lots of our services across PSS. These meetings are really important, as they give us the opportunity to work with the people we support to shape and improve our services together. 🧵
#QualityChecking #AdultSupport #PSS
February 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Today's a big day! It's Jill Sheldrake's first day as our new CEO, and we couldn't be more chuffed to have her on the team. Here she is with our Chair, Julie, earlier today at her official welcome meeting. Exciting times ahead!
January 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join us for a one-day conference for health and social care professionals all about the power of peer support and co-production on parental mental health and wellbeing, expertly designed and led by the parents who use the PSS Parent-Baby service.

Sign up: pssconference.eventbrite.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We’re looking for a HR administrator! We’ve got an exciting opportunity for someone to join our people and culture team. We’re looking for a real ‘people person’ who’s completely committed to our cause and is motivated by making a difference. Apply here: psspeople.com/vac.../hr-ad... #Hiring
January 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
To think we started Shared Lives in Liverpool back in 1978, and now it's quietly changing lives all over the UK.

Let's get talking about this life changing, affordable form of social care in 2025.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/...
'Adult fostering' is transforming lives in Scotland - so why isn't it talked about?
Hundreds of adults with learning disabilities, dementia, and mental health problems across Scotland are being supported by families in a…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:59 AM
There’s a reason we’ve been around since 1919.

Actually, there's a few:
✔️ Good people (with passion & skills);
✔️ Good finance;
✔️ Good governance;
✔️ Good tech (used wisely)

Read this month's blog by Lisa Maynard-Atem: psspeople.com/whats-happen...

#CharityLife #NonProfit #PublicServices
December 19, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Reposted by PSS - a social care charity
We have supported this call for the government to fully fund the NI increase for social care in the Financal Settlement www.local.gov.uk/lg-finance-p...
Local government finance policy statement – LGA response
It is vital the forthcoming provisional Local Government Finance Settlement also now fully funds the changes to employer national insurance contributions included in the Budget.
www.local.gov.uk
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Sue has lived with her Shared Lives carer, Jacqui, for 15 years. Julienne Meyer OBE, Chair of the Older People’s Taskforce, featured their story in the Taskforce's latest report - Our Future Home - as an example of the future of community-led care. Read more: www.sharedlivescarers.com

#SocialCare
December 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM
People with learning disabilities are often left out of chats about death, dying and funerals. But not at PSS - we believe in choice for everyone. We give people we support a safe, supportive space to think about what they might like to happen when they die. Here's Jackie explaining her thoughts.
December 6, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Hello! We're PSS, a social care charity that supports people with disabilities, new parents, women in the criminal justice system, children with parents in prison and people experiencing mental health challenges. We're born and bred in Liverpool, but support people all over England and North Wales 👋
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM