Support Worker

Lincolnshire County Council; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Discount schemes and cycle to work

Flexible working policies

Career progression opportunities

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking three full‑time Support Workers to help people with disabilities live each day to the full in Lincoln and surrounding areas. You’ll join an experienced team to provide meaningful opportunities across community day services, including activities like healthy eating, arts, gardening, and wellbeing.

We require flexible working across the week, including some weekends and evenings, with a focus on travel across the county for service delivery.

Qualifications

• Flexible, with a positive outlook and willingness to learn.
• Good communication skills are essential.
• Ability to travel across the county for service purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support people with a wide range of activities including Healthy eating & cookery, Creative arts, Gardening, Personal development & wellbeing, Fitness and health, Intensive interaction & sensory support, Work skills development and volunteering.

Skills

Flexibility

Communication skills

Willingness to learn

Job description

We are seeking three Support Workers. It's our job to help people with disabilities live each day to the full. We're developing our community day services in Lincoln, and this is an exciting time to join our experienced and friendly team. We make sure we offer a wide range of purposeful opportunities which help the people we support have new and meaningful experiences and develop new skills. With a focus on sharing your talents, interests and skills, bring your energy, and can-do approach, and help make a difference every day.

We are looking for Support Workers who can work flexibly, with a positive outlook, good communication skills, and a willingness to learn. We have three full-time posts. We work flexibly across the week including some weekends and evenings. A wide range of people with disabilities access our bases, which are well-established in the local community, and well used by a range of community groups. Working with the skills, talents, likes and needs of each person we support, you will provide a range of meaningful and purposeful opportunities which help everyone maintain and develop new skills, try new things, and make a positive contribution to their community.

You'll support people with a wide range of activities and opportunities, including:

• Healthy eating & cookery
• Creative arts – woodwork, pottery, music, making things to sell or exhibit.
• Gardening & horticulture
• Personal development & wellbeing
• Fitness and health
• Intensive interaction & sensory support
• Work skills development –volunteering & supported volunteering

You must have the ability to travel across the county for service purposes.

Our offer along with a competitive salary we are offering:

• A contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
• Further details can be found in ourrewards and benefitsbrochure

Applications close on Sunday 20th September and interviews will be held on Tuesday 6th or Wednesday 7th October 2026.

Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given an nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybridworking will be discussed as part of the appointment process. Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values – collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everything we do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve. Our values – collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everything we do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.