Social Activities Support Worker Occupational Therapist


Company:	Lancashire Care Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,272 Per Annum Pro Rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Preston, PR3 2JH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

To work in conjunction with the occupational therapy team to deliver a comprehensive programme of entertainment and leisure activities for the service users within Guild Lodge during evenings and weekends.

To participate as a member of the Social Activities Team, assisting with specified duties and take responsibility for his/her own work within the framework outlined and supervised by the Occupational Therapists.

The purpose of the Hive (Out of Hours) is to offer year-round social and leisure facilities to the residents in the evening and at weekends – focusing on a broad selection of suitable adult activities.

You will be based in the Therapeutic Resources Centre (TRC) working in a team of other Social Activity Occupational Therapy Helpers and a Social Activity Coordinator, to deliver a comprehensive programme of recreation and leisure activities for the inpatients. We are looking for someone who is out-going, enthusiastic and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and highly developed organisational and communication skills.

Experience working with people with mental health problems is desirable – but more importantly having the drive and motivation to work with people and come up with ideas is essential.

You will be supported and trained to work within a secure environment. Personal development is encouraged through appraisal and regular supervision.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

For more information about this role please review attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026

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