Celebrating Social Work Week 2024

In March, Adult Social Care partners celebrated Social Work Week 2024 by completing a ‘Day in their Life’ form and going for a wellness walk around Lincoln.

Staff really enjoyed completing their 'Day in a Life' forms, and these were shared in internal communications and posted on the wall within The Quad at County Offices. The Quad café is in County Offices, Newland. Working with the skills, talents, likes and needs of each person, our cafes give people the chance to learn a range of new skills, gain work experience, whilst getting the support that’s right for each person.

See Michelle Williams' (Deputy Service Manager) completed Day in the Life form below:

On the Wednesday of Social Care Week, people with lived experience joined council staff and partners for a wellness walk around Lincoln. 30 people attended the two half-hour lunchtime walks followed by sharing coffee and cake at County Offices.

The groups were lucky that, although it was a rainy day, it stopped for much of the walks.

A special thanks to The Quad who provided the walkers with a meeting place before the walks started, cake and coffee afterward, and the wonderful veg and salad starter growing kits that participants could take away.

The Quad café is in County Offices, Newland. Working with the skills, talents, likes and needs of each person, our cafes give people the chance to learn a range of new skills, gain work experience, whilst getting the support that’s right for each person.

People with disabilities who work at the Quad, or attend the local day service, joined people who work in the Council for a fun and supportive event. 

The Talent and Resourcing Team also joined the walks.

See photos from the walks in the right-hand side panel.

It was a fantastic week to throw a spotlight on the dedication everyone makes in social care and we were able to say thank you for working towards a shared future vision of transformative change. 

Nicki Overton, from Hykeham AFLTC Team, shared a little something she did for her team to say thank you (see image above).

Nicki said: “I made these because my team are dedicated superheroes who work hard to achieve the best outcomes for people and so I made these for my team as a thank you.”

The caption says "I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that.  Then I realised I was somebody".

Thank you for sharing, Nicki - what a wonderful thing to do. A little something can mean a lot and fits perfectly with Our Shared Agreement Foundation 2: Understanding what matters to ourselves and each other.