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Countryside South
Countryside South
Set in The Heart of Lincolnshire is a bustling market town with a long and varied history
Just south of the city of Lincoln is the Countryside South area, this is rural England at its very best – a perfect base to make the most of Lincolnshire’s incredible aviation heritage and historic landscapes. The area covers Sleaford and Woodhall Spa, and is home to a range of businesses including leading edge SHD Composites, food manufacturer Tulip, the National Golf Centre and the world's largest producer of chlorophyll!
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There are hundreds of different jobs you could do in Lincolnshire. Here are just a few …

Journalist
Journalists research and write news articles and features for a wide variety of publications on different platforms.
Journalist
Role Description
Magazine Journalist:
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- going to meetings to plan the content of the magazine
- suggesting ideas for articles
- interviewing and researching to collect information for articles
- writing articles to suit the magazine’s style
- keeping up-to-date with developments and trends in the magazine's subject area
- working as a critic, reviewing things like films, food or concerts
Newspaper Journalist
You could be reporting on council meetings and school fêtes for a local paper, or on general elections and world events for the national press.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- investigating a story as soon as it breaks
- following up potential leads and developing new contacts
- interviewing people face-to-face and over the phone
- attending press conferences
- recording meetings and interviews using recording equipment or shorthand
- coming up with ideas for stories and features
- writing up articles in a style that will appeal to the reader
- sub-editing other reporters' articles for publication
- writing up articles for online publication
Broadcast Journalist
You could be reporting on council meetings and school fêtes for a local paper, or on general elections and world events for the national press.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- investigating a story as soon as it breaks
- following up potential leads and developing new contacts
- interviewing people face-to-face and over the phone
- attending press conferences
- recording meetings and interviews using recording equipment or shorthand
- coming up with ideas for stories and features
- writing up articles in a style that will appeal to the reader
- sub-editing other reporters' articles for publication
- writing up articles for online publication

Salary Guide
Minimum: £13000
Maximum: £40000

Social Media Manager
Social media managers communicate with organisations’ customers and clients through social media channels.
Social Media Manager
Role Description
Entry requirements
There are no set requirements but some employers may expect you to have a degree. Relevant subjects include:
advertising
media and communications
digital marketing
journalism
public relations
business management
You could get into this job without a degree if you have the skills and experience in areas like marketing, advertising or PR.
You can do college courses in social media and business.
You could also start as an assistant manager and work your way up.
You’ll usually need some knowledge and experience of social media. To get experience you could:
manage your own social media profiles
volunteer to manage social media for a charitable organisation
ask to get involved in social media sites of the company you already work for
You’ll need excellent IT skills as you’ll be using social media software and tools. You’ll also need knowledge of search engine optimisation (SEO) methods and ‘key’ or ‘searched for’ words to drive more users to your social media site.
Experience of graphic design and digital editing software can help. You can use these skills to make your social media posts better by adding videos, photos and infographics.
You could get into this job through a creative and digital media apprenticeship.
iCould has a video interview with a social media assistant.
Skills required
You’ll need:
an eye for detail and the ability to work accurately
the ability to deal with more than one task at a time
creativity
presentation skills
an analytical approach to data
writing skills
What you'll do
You’ll monitor and upload content to sites like:
Facebook and Twitter
Instagram and Pinterest
YouTube and Vine
Your day-to-day duties may include:
updating social media sites
writing blogs, articles and posts
responding to social media posts and developing discussions
checking online for company mentions and customer feedback
searching for interesting posts, news and articles to attract site visitors
overseeing competitions and campaigns promoting your company
taking part in conferences and group chat relevant to your industry or company
educating other staff on social media use
promoting social media use within your company
developing strategies to increase your audience
using social media tools like Hootsuite, TweetDeck or Buffer to manage multiple sites
using web tracking tools like Google Analytics, Social Report or Bitly
Salary
Starter: £23,000
Experienced: £25,000 to £35,000
Highly Experienced: £75,000 (head social media manager)
These figures are a guide.
Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work normal office hours, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. You may need to work evenings and weekends when working on a campaign or with deadlines.
If you’re freelance, you may work longer hours depending on the needs of your clients and the amount of work you take on.
You’ll be based in an office and spend a lot of time working on a computer. You may also attend meetings and make presentations about your work to clients or colleagues.
Career path and progression
With experience, you could move into managing social media for larger companies or progress to a senior or head social media manager job.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £23000
Maximum: £70000

Demolition Operative
Demolition operatives dismantle structures and buildings, remove hazardous materials, and carry out salvage operations.
Demolition Operative
Role Description
You’ll work in one of the following roles:
Labourer – preparing the site, putting up rails and safety screens, laying dustsheets and separating out re-usable building materials after demolition
Mattockman or Mattockwoman – stripping out fittings, removing doors and windows, dismantling roof structures
Topman or Topwoman – does all the tasks of the others as well as cutting steel framework at heights, stripping off fragile roofs and instructing others in safe demolition practices
You’ll use tools like hammer drills, oxyacetylene cutting equipment, plant machinery and explosives.
You might also use crane-mounted industrial magnets to recover metals, burners to incinerate materials, and put concrete slabs through crushers to make aggregate for road building.
You’ll also be trained to safely remove hazardous materials like asbestos and toxic chemicals.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £14000
Maximum: £30000

Sheet metal worker
Sheet metal workers cut and join metal to make products and components for the engineering, construction and manufacturing industries.
Sheet metal worker
Role Description
You'll make metal products from flat sheets like ducting, pipes, panels and storage tanks. You could be working with anything from aluminium sheets for street signs to steel panels for car bodies.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- marking out sections following engineering drawings and instructions
- shaping and cutting out sections using hand tools and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines, like laser cutters, presses and rollers
- finishing items with grinders and polishers
- assembling sections using riveting, welding and bolting methods
In heavy industry, where you might be known as a plater, you could build structures like ship hulls or drilling platforms using thicker metal plate.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £25000

Account Manager
Account Managers look after clients on a day to day basis.
Account Manager
Role Description
Every day you will be speaking to clients on the phone, via web chat, email or face to face to make sure thye are happy with the product, your company, and their customer service.
Your day to day tasks may include:
- reporting on how well clients are doing with the product
- speaking to clients to make sure they are happy
- training clients
- answering clients questions and solving problems
- informing management team of any recurring problems with the product

Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £30000

Metrology Engineer
Metrology is the science of measurement or scientific study of measurement. It can sometimes include calibration of instruments and programming.
Metrology Engineer
Role Description
All measurements have an associated uncertainty and if the uncertainty is not understood, the result of a measurement may lead to incorrect end results and conclusions. The Metrology Engineer is responsible for the management and control of all systems, devices, equipment and items requiring calibration. The Senior Metrology Engineers primary role is day-to-day technical management of the calibration/metrology program.
- Maintain a laboratory quality management system
- Develop procedures and methods.
- Review, revise, document and maintain calibration systems and procedures and methods
Perform:
- Analyse data and caliberation to acheive reliable goals
- Analyse, evaluate and measure the capability of lab and equipment
- Evaluate equrements to measure and make recommendations on products to purchase.
- Identify abnomralities and trends
- Apply measurement science, mathematics, physics and engineering to design and develop systems, equipment and methods of calibrating electrical, dimensional, optical, physical, mechanical, environmental, and/or chemical inspection, measurement and test equipment.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £25000
Maximum: £38000

Joiner
Carpenters and joiners make and install wooden structures, fittings and furniture.
Joiner
Role Description
You’ll work as an employee or a self-employed contractor for large and small construction companies. You may work on a construction site, a client’s premises, or in your own workshop.
Depending on where you work, your day-to-day tasks may include:
- discussing plans and following instructions
- cutting and shaping timber for floorboards, doors, skirting boards and window frames
- making and fitting wooden structures like staircases, door frames, roof timbers and partition walls
- making and assembling fitted and free-standing furniture
- installing kitchens, cupboards and shelving
- building temporary wooden supports to hold setting concrete in place (shuttering)
- making and fitting interiors in shops, bars, restaurants, offices and public buildings
- constructing stage sets for theatre, film and TV productions

Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £40000

Research and Development Manager
Research and development managers lead teams of scientists, engineers and technical staff to create new products and improve existing ones.
Research and Development Manager
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You’ll need a degree or postgraduate qualification and several years’ relevant experience, for example in engineering, chemistry or medicine.
You’ll also need to understand research methods, data analysis and development processes.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
the ability to solve problems
leadership and motivational skills
project management skills
communications skills
IT skills
3. What you'll do
Your day-to-day duties may include:
recruiting staff
assessing staff performance
coordinating the team’s work
analysing data and presenting results
making sure work meets safety standards and other relevant legislation
managing budgets
reporting to senior managers
4. Salary
Starter: £25,000 to £32,000
Experienced: £34,000 to £50,000
Highly Experienced: £55,000 to £65,000 or more
You may receive a bonus and profit share on top of your basic salary.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work up to 40 hours a week.
You could be based in a factory, laboratory or a university. There may be some travel to meetings and conferences, and this could be overseas.
6. Career path and progression
With experience in industry, you could become a senior project manager or research director.
In higher education, you could become a senior research fellow or professor.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £25000
Maximum: £65000
Employers in Countryside South

Jarell Group
The Jarell Group have over 3000 employees Nationwide and operate across locations in the North, Midlands & south of the country.
Jarell Group

Jarell Group are a collective of professional service organisations focusing on the workforce solutions marketplace. The Jarell Group incorporates in excess of 100 years’ worth of experience in the recruitment and training sectors.
We identify best practice, highlight new trends and encourage communication and collaboration between members. The Jarell group draws on industry experts working for large & small B2B organisations.
As a group of highly experienced professionals, our people redefine best practice on a daily basis. For now, we’re focusing on the recruitment, technology and payroll sectors, with transformative solutions, systems and software.
Our collective insights, skills and talents are streamlining administration, saving time and improving bottom lines for companies and brands across the UK, as well as offering individuals a better way to find and manage their employment, or get a better deal on loans or logistics

Branston
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers with fresh and ready prepared potatoes. We do all this with the help of dedicated and professional potato growers who deliver the high standards we demand, day in, day out.
Branston

Still a privately owned company, over the years we’ve continued to grow, invest and succeed. We’re as focused as ever on our fresh potato business, while continuing to build on the success of our innovative prepared vegetable ranges. From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers with fresh and ready prepared potatoes
Our Main Board members have a wealth of experience – from farming right through to retail – and they continue to set the strategic direction for the business. They’re supported by the Executive Board, whose diverse range of expertise helps them to take that direction and work out how to turn the plans into reality. And the whole thing is underpinned by the 700-strong team of people who keep everything moving – day in and day out.
Whether running our factories and offices or looking after our growers and customers we’re all passionate about what we do and about how we do it. From maintaining our stringent Environmental Policy to ensuring that we provide safe and ethical working conditions for everyone in our supply chain through the UK Modern Slavery Act, everything we do is guided by a shared vision of ‘How we do business’. Supported by our values, this is what drives our actions every day.
The relationship we have with every single one of our suppliers is incredibly important to us and we pride ourselves on our ability to develop partnerships based on mutual trust. It’s an extremely important part of our approach to business.
We work with all sorts of suppliers: specialist niche growers supplying very small quantities, family farms, large farming businesses supplying huge tonnages, growers supplying in tight seasonal windows and overseas suppliers filling the gaps that our home crop cannot fill.

Barkston Refinishing
A traditional body shop in Grantham, passionate about cars and apprenticeships.
Barkston Refinishing

What do we do? Barkston Refinishing is a traditional bodyshop. That means that we are able to repair anything that is part of or attached to the vehicle body. This includes bonnets, roofs, glass, wings, doors, quarter panels, boot lids, sills, door mirrors you name it!
All productive staff have been apprentice trained and qualified to city & guilds / NVQ3.
Meet the team:
David (Company Director) has been working on cars since the age of 11 when he first got behind the steering wheel of a 1956 Morris Isis and learned to drive around the yard at the family home. Apprenticed in 1971 for five years and still learning 37 years later , proud to have worked with some real tradesmen. During that time the job has seen many changes mostly good, but sadly some things not so. Every day brings a new challenge, sometimes frustration, but always satisfaction and pride.
Andy has shadowed his brother Dave since he left school with a few variations of employers but shares the same love of the job. He joined Barkston Refinishing in May 1983 and celebrates 35 years with the company this year.
Paul son of David was born to spray. Loves to paint something different and wants to hear from you! Normally nobody sees the efforts of his labour as his job is to repair the car so that no one can tell its been done. Give him something different to do and make him happy!
Rosemarie married David in 1977 and still loves him. – what a woman! Rosemarie mans the office on a Friday and generally looks after the money. She is a pussycat most of the time but is feared in accounts departments and by debtors who dare to exceed our credit terms without telling her
Adam has loved classic cars every since he was 11 when he built a 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 from a bare shell upwards and every since he was ready to do anything with a car from learning how to paint it to how to do bodywork on it from welding to panel beating, Adam is our apprentice, joined in September 2016 and is making a good start to his career

Dappledown House Nursery
Building careers and developing children.
Dappledown House Nursery

Dappledown is based in an original village Old school with a pony and paddock as neighbours. Pauline Morgan took over Dappledown House Nursery in 2012 and it has flourished further ever since.
We offer a warm, nurturing environment with fully trained and experienced staff. Unique stunning views as well as our large outdoor play area, enable the children to take full advantage of our countryside environment.

National Centre of Food Manufacturing - University of Lincoln
The NCFM is dedicated to helping food industry employees advance their careers. We understand the demands of studying while working in this fast moving, dynamic industry and balancing family commitments. Our part-time Degree Apprenticeships provide one of many flexible study options for those working in Quality, Technical roles and Operations Management.
National Centre of Food Manufacturing - University of Lincoln

The NCFM is dedicated to helping food industry employees advance their careers. We understand the demands of studying while working in this fast moving, dynamic industry and balancing family commitments. Our part-time Degree Apprenticeships provide one of many flexible study options for those working in Quality, Technical roles and Operations Management.
The NCFM is also committed to helping the sector innovate. We work with employers and partners towards this goal, aided by our partnership with leading equipment suppliers and our outstanding specialist facilities, food factory and cutting-edge automation.
NCFM offer a range of opportunities for business and employees. These cover opportunities for studying apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships, research and innovation.

Strutt & Parker
Helping people lead the lives they aspire to, we aim to ensure our people achieve their own ambitions.
Strutt & Parker

Our people are approachable and trustworthy - true specialists, for whom reputation, relationships, innovation and service is balanced with intelligence, knowledge, professionalism and a thoughtful approach to work.
Graduate Programme
Strutt & Parker’s residential, rural, development and planning teams will continue to operate under the Strutt & Parker brand, whilst the commercial arm of the business will operate under the BNP Paribas Real Estate brand.
Every year we hand-pick a number of Graduates who we believe have the ambition and talent to play a key part in the future of our expanding business.
Respect
As a partnership we have a culture of respect for each other’s knowledge and expertise. We educate, train and nurture our people, and actively engage in social programmes.
Trust
One of our core values is based on the trust placed in us by our clients and by our colleagues. We actively seek to avoid conflicts of interest. Over the changing landscape of the past 125 years, we have grown and developed into new disciplines.
True Partnership
The partnership between ourselves, our staff and our clients has always been at the heart of what we do. An encapsulation of our beliefs, it informs how we conduct ourselves as a business and as individuals.
Delivery
We ensure we deliver our services diligently, creatively and intelligently, with an absolute focus on our clients. We like to celebrate our past successes, whilst keeping our focus on the future.
Professional
We apply the highest standards of expertise to all our activities to achieve the best results. Our working environments are fun and friendly, while also professional and hardworking.
Involvement
Ours is a collaborative environment which encourages ideas, innovation and discussion. Supported through the opportunities of progression and personal development, our people tend to stay with us for many years.

Home From Home Care Ltd
Our staff are the cornerstone of delivering exceptional care and support. We recruit people with the right attitude and an enthusiasm for making the difference.
Home From Home Care Ltd

“Inspired by Laura, our daughter and Hugo’s sister, we created Home From Home Care.
We’re looking for people from all walks of life who may or may not have experience in supporting people with a learning disability to join our team.
We offer a comprehensive training programme and real career development opportunities within great working environments.
Over the last 12 years we have developed specialist residential care homes for adults with learning disabilities and complex special needs. We are based in Dorrington, Lincoln but have home throughout the region.
Combining our family perspective with experienced professionals, we create dynamic and therapeutic services around each person in exceptional environments.
We offer a full and active life to meet personal aspirations, delivering meaningful outcomes and fulfilled days.”
We are driven by wanting to make the difference and setting high standards in everything we provide – from the design and layout of a home, to the colour of the curtains. Creating a warm and homely environment is just the start – it is the quality of the care & support that is essential to delivering fulfilled lives for all our sons and daughters.
We recognise that training is crucial to providing exceptional support.
Our twelve week Induction Programme encompasses the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards.
Mandatory, in-house training and distance learning are opportunities for accreditations, including Level 2 & Diploma in Health & Social Care.
Refresher training and additional specific training ensure we respond positively to the changing needs of each individual we support.
Training programmes are designed to be a pathway to career progression.

Tatums
Our team is motivated, flexible and passionate about food!
Tatums

Located in a courtyard just off Ironmonger Street in the centre of Stamford, Tatums Bistro offers relaxed & comfortable dining, serving good British food, sourcing quality local produce served in a modern & imaginative way.
WINNER OF THE STAMFORD MERCURY GREAT TASTE AWARD 2018

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
Our core purpose is to help individuals, particularly at transition points in their lives, improve their mental and physical health and well-being and choose healthier lifestyles.
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service

Who we are – strengthening communities, supporting individuals
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) promotes volunteering through its four accredited Volunteer Centres - in Boston, Manby (near Louth), Spalding and Grantham, matching would-be volunteers with opportunities and supporting volunteer involving organisations to recruit, train and retain volunteers.
LCVS is a charity working to support the health and wellbeing of communities and individuals.
It supports community groups to get established, survive and thrive by providing help and guidance with paperwork and governance, resources, sourcing funding and finding and training volunteers.
In addition, LCVS delivers and enables health-related community projects.
Find LCVS at www.lincolnshirecvs.org.uk

Interflora
We are proud to be the world’s largest and most experienced flower delivery network.
Interflora

Interflora is based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Every day, thousands of people trust us to deliver their good wishes and thoughtful sentiments on their behalf. But it's not just about being the largest - we pride ourselves on being the most personable too.
Everyone involved - from our florists, to our delivery drivers, to our customer advisors - all take care to add a little personal touch to the Interflora experience.
We're also proud that so many award-winning florists choose to be part of the Interflora family. Each of our expert florists has the unique blend of skills, creativity and attention to detail needed to create every handmade Interflora bouquet.

Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy

The Talent Academy concept was originally formed in June 2015 as an initiative by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust to support engagement of younger people into its workforce.
Due to its success, the Academy evolved in April 2016 incorporating its Lincolnshire stakeholders to strengthen and support local partnership and the benefits of collaboration.
Today, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy is an umbrella body made up of health and care organisations within the County. Led by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Academy represents a wide range of stakeholders from the health and care sector.
What do we do?
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
As employers, we work with students, schools, colleges and universities in addition to other agencies such as the DWP to provide services for individuals from the age of 14 and above, all of which are delivered in partnership though our stakeholders. Our remit includes careers inspiration activities incorporating the engagement of the education sector and delivery of careers guidance and work experience, through to the management of apprenticeship training and support for apprenticeship trailblazer standards development across our stakeholders.
With a common shared goal across all stakeholders – to adopt a “grow our own” culture within the county, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy provides the foundation for our collaborative approach to the engagement, recruitment and development of talent within the Health and Care community.

P3
We absolutely love what we do, and we’re passionate about the way we do it, and we’re looking for people who share this attitude.
P3

We’re a charity and social enterprise, made up of passionate people, who care about people. We exist to improve lives and communities by delivering services for socially excluded and vulnerable people to unlock their potential and open up new possibilities.
Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to be a full and valued member of a society where social exclusion and isolation no longer exist. It’s that simple!
Everything we do is centred on our core values - being innovative, different, creative, focused entirely on being helpful in everything we do, being passionate about the people we work with, our determination to tackle problems that others won’t, and working together as one team.
P3 services are highly diverse; we operate housing services, community-based support, advice and guidance service
Apprenticeships too!
At P3, we have a track record in supporting apprentices to gain their qualifications, on-the-job experience and in many cases, go on to permanent employment.
Not only will you get training as you work, you will also be able to study for a qualification in your chosen subject; earning while you are learning. We will provide you with a buddy who will support you while you settle into the role. They will be an existing member of staff who has experience in the area that you are working in.

Did You Know?
Did you know?
Bakkavor launch 1,200 new products every year!
Did You Know?
Did you know?
Bakkavor launch 1,200 new products every year!
