Area Manager - Community Wellbeing Team
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,050 to £65,878 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Lincoln |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 12965/2363 |
Summary
We are excited to offer two opportunities for the role of Area Manager within the Adult Care and Community Wellbeing directorate.
As an Area Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across adult care services in your designated area. This is a pivotal role where you will champion high-quality, strengths-based, person-centred practice, and drive continuous improvement across multiple service settings.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage adult care services
Ensure compliance with statutory duties, policies, and best practice standards.
Inspire and support diverse teams, including Principal Practitioners and Team Managers.
Collaborate with partners across health, housing, and the voluntary sector to shape and deliver integrated services.
Monitor performance, manage budgets, and contribute to strategic planning and transformation initiatives.
What we’re looking for:
A qualified professional in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing with current registration (HCPC/NMC).
Proven leadership experience in social care or health settings.
Strong understanding of legislation, commissioning, and integrated working.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.
A commitment to innovation, inclusion, and delivering outstanding outcomes for adults in Lincolnshire.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence service delivery at a strategic level and make a real difference in the lives of people across our communities. You will be supported with excellent professional development opportunities in a team that values career development.
This role can be undertaken as a secondment. Please ensure your line manager is aware if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity.
Closing date: 29/03/26.
Interviews: to be confirmed.
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.
Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
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 a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working 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.
As an Area Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across adult care services in your designated area. This is a pivotal role where you will champion high-quality, strengths-based, person-centred practice, and drive continuous improvement across multiple service settings.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage adult care services
Ensure compliance with statutory duties, policies, and best practice standards.
Inspire and support diverse teams, including Principal Practitioners and Team Managers.
Collaborate with partners across health, housing, and the voluntary sector to shape and deliver integrated services.
Monitor performance, manage budgets, and contribute to strategic planning and transformation initiatives.
What we’re looking for:
A qualified professional in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing with current registration (HCPC/NMC).
Proven leadership experience in social care or health settings.
Strong understanding of legislation, commissioning, and integrated working.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.
A commitment to innovation, inclusion, and delivering outstanding outcomes for adults in Lincolnshire.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence service delivery at a strategic level and make a real difference in the lives of people across our communities. You will be supported with excellent professional development opportunities in a team that values career development.
This role can be undertaken as a secondment. Please ensure your line manager is aware if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity.
Closing date: 29/03/26.
Interviews: to be confirmed.
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.
Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
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 a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working 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.
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