Salary £28,142 - £32,061 Per annum | Fixed Term - 31-Mar-2027| Full Time - 37 hours per week
Help Give Lancashire’s Children the Best Start in Life!
Are you passionate about improving children’s health? Motivated by making a real difference in families’ lives? Excited to work in communities where your support helps children grow, thrive, and smile brightly?
If so, we’d love you to join our team as an Oral Health Support Worker!
Why This Role Matters
Lancashire County Council has been tasked with improving oral health for children and families, especially in the early years, when healthy habits make the biggest lifelong difference. You’ll be at the heart of this mission, supporting early years settings, nurseries, childminders, Family Hubs, and community partners to deliver a fun, positive, and effective supervised toothbrushing programme.
This is hands-on, people-focused work where every day brings the chance to help children build healthy routines that could change their future.
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Oral Health Support Worker, you will:
Deliver engaging oral health training to early years staff, childminders, and families
Support nurseries and settings to run supervised toothbrushing schemes
Share positive oral health messages in ways that are fun, friendly, and accessible
Build fantastic relationships with practitioners, families, and local services
Visit community events and early years settings across Lancashire
Champion good practice and share success stories across the team
Help settings secure consent, follow protocols, and run toothbrushing safely
Provide practical resources and guidance to boost children’s oral health
Work independently, think creatively, and help remove barriers to engagement
This is varied and meaningful work, no two days will look the same.
What We’re Looking For
You don’t need to be a dental specialist to succeed here! We’re looking for someone who is:
Confident working with early years settings and families
Friendly, engaging, and great at communication
Able to motivate, support, and build trusting relationships
Passionate about children’s health and development
Organised and able to work independently
A team player who shares ideas, learns from others, and supports colleagues
Flexible to travel across the county
Committed to safeguarding, equality, and high‑quality practice
A Level 3 qualification (or equivalent experience) is required. Accredited training will be provided to help you succeed in the role.
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, with the confidence and ability to travel throughout Lancashire as required by the role
Should you want to discuss the position in more detail, please contact Jeanette Topham on 01772 537831 or email jeanettetopham@lancashire.gov.uk
Closing date 10th April 2026 / Interview date 17th April
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
Lancashire County Council is committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in Lancashire. We believe that all our citizens have the right to be treated fairly. We recognise that some people do not get an equal chance in life.
For some of our children and young people this can have a lasting impact on their future. We will play our part in helping to narrow the gaps that exist between different parts our communities and improving the quality of life of those who have less advantages and are in danger of poor outcomes.
As a community leader, employer and provider of services we want to make sure that everyone in Lancashire has the opportunity to achieve their potential, no matter where they live or what their background, individual characteristics or personal circumstances might be.
