Careers in Adult Social Care

Support and learning

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Onwards and upwards

The world of Adult Social Care is constantly evolving and changing, and we have to make sure we keep up.

Lincolnshire invests in its colleagues professional development to make sure you are supported to remain up to date with all the changes. But don’t just take our word for it; our colleagues say that our training, professional development opportunities and protected CPD time are one of the most attractive things about working for Lincolnshire County Council.

Ensuring our workforce has access to learning opportunities and career progression opportunities that ultimately improve the support we offer to our residents, is a key driver for us and one we intend to keep at the heart of what we do.

Getting better at what we do

It doesn't matter if you're an aspiring social worker or occupational therapist, newly qualified, returning to practice or keen to develop your skills. Lincolnshire County Council is committed to supporting our staff grow themselves.

With exciting new apprenticeship opportunities leading to professional qualifications, we have a comprehensive qualification offer for suitable candidates. If you're already qualified, we offer a fully supported Assessed and Supported Year in Employed (ASYE) programme, through to Practice Educator modules. We believe that our colleagues should be able to build on their professional qualifications. We even support qualified practitioners to undertake Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) training and management qualifications.

Leaders of the future, the sky is the limit

In Lincolnshire County Council we recognise the talent of our people and the skills they bring to our service. Our qualified practitioners have access to an excellent career progression pathway that means the sky is the limit.

Our pathway recognises your individual achievements and skills, and we want you to apply those skills right here and progress up the ladder. You may join us as a frontline practitioner, but there is nothing stopping the right people becoming the next area manager, or even Director.