Support Worker – Make Every Day Matter
Birchwood House & Birchwood Lodge | Lincoln
Full-time | 37.5 hours per week
Salary:
* £12.25 per hour, rising to £ Lodge - depending on experience and qualifications)
* Enhanced Complex Unit Rates £12.50, rising to £12.70
(House - depending on experience and qualifications)
Sponsorship is not available
Do you want a job that truly means something?
Do you have a smile that can brighten someone's day?
The patience to support someone through challenges?
A sense of humour and a big heart?
Working as a Support Worker isn't always easy — but it is incredibly rewarding. At Birchwood House and Birchwood Lodge, you will change lives every single day, including your own.
Why Work at Birchwood?
You won't just be doing a job — you'll be part of a passionate, skilled and supportive team who believe that everyone deserves dignity, respect and the opportunity to live a fulfilled life.
No previous experience? That's okay.
If you bring kindness, empathy and commitment, we will provide full training and enhanced specialist development to help you succeed.
Pay Progression & Enhanced Rates
We recognise the skill, dedication and responsibility involved in supporting individuals with complex needs and reward this with clear pay progression:
Standard Support Worker Pay
* £12.25 per hour (starting rate)
* £12.35 per hour on completion of the paid-for Care Certificate
* £12.45 per hour on completion of a Level 2 NVQ
Enhanced Rates – Complex Unit
* £12.50 per hour (starting rate)
* £12.60 per hour on completion of the paid-for Care Certificate
* £12.70 per hour on completion of a Level 2 NVQ
Benefits & Perks
* Paid e-learning completed before your start date
* Hastee Pay – access up to 40% of your earned pay when you need it
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* An additional day off for your birthday, plus up to 5 additional days of annual leave for long service
* Quarterly and yearly awards and performance-related bonuses
* Employee Assistance Programme offering support with mental health, finances, family matters and wellbeing
* Pension and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Cycle2Work scheme
* Blue Light Card reimbursement
Your Role as a Support Worker
As a Support Worker, you will support individuals with complex needs to live as independently and confidently as possible. Your role will include:
* Companionship and emotional support
* Personal care delivered in a respectful, person-centred way
* Teaching independent living skills
* Medication support
* Supporting people to access the community, including swimming, social activities, hobbies and days out
* Encouraging new interests and life experiences
* Supporting with household tasks, budgeting and shopping
You will be a valued professional, working as part of a skilled and caring team.
Your Career Journey with Glenholme
We don't just offer jobs – we offer careers. With training, mentoring, and recognised qualifications, you'll have the opportunity to grow with us:
Support Worker → Team Leader → Deputy Manager → Registered Manager
About Our Services
Birchwood House
Birchwood House is a purpose-built, high-intensity specialist service supporting adults with profound and severe disabilities and complex behaviours that may challenge.
We deliver bespoke, person-centred care using a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) model, focusing on improving quality of life, communication and independence.
The service includes four one-bedroom apartments and four studio apartments, low-arousal interiors, two communal dayrooms, a landscaped communal garden, and a fully equipped sensory room.
Birchwood Lodge
Birchwood Lodge is a specialist supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and complex needs.
The service offers 13 modern one and two-bedroom apartments, a strong focus on independence and life-skill development, disability-friendly design, 24-hour staffing, a large landscaped communal garden, and modern security and safety systems.
Ready to Start a Career That Matters?
If you are looking for a role where your compassion is valued, your development is supported, and your work genuinely changes lives, Birchwood House and Birchwood Lodge could be the place for you.
Apply today and make every day matter.
Why join Glenholme Healthcare?
Our values of respect, dignity, equality, equity, and diversity run through everything we do. Join us, and you'll be supported, celebrated, and given the opportunity to grow your career in specialist care.
Sound good? Apply today and start your journey as a Support Worker with Glenholme Healthcare.
This role requires an Enhanced DBS check.
Job Code: GHBIRCHA