Band 4 - £24,404 - £24,790 + essential car user
Full time – fixed term maternity cover until Feb 2026.
Based at Lincoln North Fire Station (to also cover Spilsby Fire Station and Billingborough Fire Station as and when required)
Shift Pattern covering 24/7 on earlies: 6am -2pm, lates: 2pm – 10pm and nights: 10pm-6am
Wellbeing Lincs is a countywide service, supporting adults across Lincolnshire to achieve confident, fulfilled and independent living through a range of service elements and support.
Wellbeing Lincs operates its own response service to provide a reliable response in situations where there is no-one else conveniently located or able to help in a hurry. The Response service provides a non-medical emergency response, some of the reasons we would attend to support someone include:
• Someone is alone and awaiting an ambulance and requires reassurance.
• There is urgent lighting, heating issues, loss of power and again reassurance required.
• Client may have fallen, uninjured but needs help to get up off the floor
We are recruiting for a Response Officer to join our friendly and supportive team here at West Lindsey District Council based at Lincoln North Fire Station, to also cover Spilsby Fire Station and Billingborough Fire Station as and when required.
You will be mostly a lone worker but, there are always other colleagues on shift at other stations. We are a 24-hour service, working on a 52-week working pattern, worked out over 8 hour shifts 365 days a year. Average working hours are 34-36 hours a week. Hours can be discussed at interview.
Typical duties include:
• Providing support after a fall - helping clients up, using lifting equipment, re settling them, getting help if required etc for example calling an ambulance.
• Emergency personal care only – dressing, toilet use, personal hygiene
• Supporting with Environmental issues- power outage (trip switch issues)
We are looking for individuals who have previous caring experience either in a job role or personally, are caring and compassionate, have good computer skills and a full clean driving licence is essential.
To apply: for application documentation, job description and person specification, please click the Apply button at the bottom of the page.
Please note we do not accept CV’s as a form of application.
All recruitment correspondence, including interview invites will be sent out via email.
If you would like to discuss the role, contact Toni-Anne Washbrook on 01427 675150
Closing date: Wednesday 16th April 2025
Interview date: Thursday 24th April 2025
The Council has a commitment to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. Also we operate a no smoking policy.