Homeshare staff can come from a range of backgrounds and sectors.

The underpinning knowledge and skills that have been identified to make a scheme successful include:

• Understanding the needs, skills and goals of both groups of people who will use the schemes
• Marketing skills and the ability to reach and engage both groups
• Communication skills, including those needed to support people with communication difficulties
• Knowledge of assessment processes, risk management and the relevant legislation and regulations
• The ability to manage projects people and budgets
• passion and tenacity.

For this element of good practice you will need to demonstrate:

• That you were able to recruit staff with a wide range of knowledge and expertise.
• Staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities
• That you have enough staff to deliver the proposed scheme
• Staff are adequately supported and supervised
• That staff have opportunity for personal development.