Night Support Worker – Make Every Day Matter

Birchwood House & Birchwood Lodge | Lincoln

Full-time | 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Birchwood Lodge:

• £12.75 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)
• Rising to £12.95 per hour following completion of a Level 2 NVQ

Birchwood House – Enhanced Complex Unit Rates:

• £13.00 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)
• Rising to £13.20 per hour following completion of a Level 2 NVQ

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

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 make a real difference every day, both to the people you support and to your own life.

Why Join Birchwood?

You won’t just be doing a job—you’ll become part of a passionate, skilled, and supportive team that believes 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’ll provide comprehensive training and specialist development to help you succeed.

Pay Progression and Enhanced Rates

We recognise the skill, dedication, and responsibility involved in supporting individuals with complex needs and reward this through clear pay progression.

Standard Support Worker Pay

• £12.75 per hour – starting rate
• £12.85 per hour – upon completion of the fully funded Care Certificate
• £12.95 per hour – upon completion of a Level 2 NVQ

Enhanced Complex Unit Pay

• £13.00 per hour – starting rate
• £13.10 per hour – upon completion of the fully funded Care Certificate
• £13.20 per hour – upon completion of a Level 2 NVQ

Benefits and Perks

• £128 paid e-learning completed before your start date*
• Hastee Pay – access up to 40% of your earned pay when you need it*
• 28 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays*
• An additional day off for your birthday*
• Up to five extra days of annual leave for long service*
• Quarterly and annual awards and performance-related bonuses*
• Employee Assistance Programme offering support with mental health, finances, family matters, and wellbeing*
• Pension scheme and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (terms and conditions apply)*
• Cycle2Work scheme*
• Blue Light Card reimbursement*

Terms and conditions apply to all benefits.*

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 responsibilities will include:

• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Delivering personal care in a respectful, person-centred way
• Supporting individuals to develop independent living skills
• Assisting with medication
• Supporting people to access the community, including swimming, hobbies, social activities, and days out
• Encouraging new interests and experiences
• Assisting with household tasks, budgeting, and shopping

You’ll 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 opportunities to progress:

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.

Using a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) model, we deliver bespoke, person-centred care focused on improving quality of life, communication, and independence.

The service includes:

• Four one-bedroom apartments and four studio apartments
• Low-arousal environments
• Two communal day rooms
• Landscaped communal gardens
• 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:

• Thirteen modern one and two-bedroom apartments
• A strong focus on independence and life skills
• Disability-friendly design
• 24-hour staffing support
• Landscaped communal gardens
• Modern security and safety systems

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 develop a rewarding career in specialist care.

Ready to Start a Career That Matters?

If you’re 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 start your journey as a Support Worker with Glenholme Healthcare.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Job Code: GHBIRCHA