Residential Support Worker

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Children’s Residential Short Breaks Service - Hindley

Salary: Grade 5, £13,412 - £14,770 per annum. £13.90 - £15.31 per hour

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

You will provide a key role in supporting the team to deliver outstanding support to children and young people accessing short breaks. Central to the role is the ability to develop a trusting relationship with children, young people and their support network. You will work on a rota basis to support the children and young people who access overnight stays at Ladies Lane. Part of this dynamic role will be providing personal care and physical and emotional support to our young people with complex needs, including physical disabilities, severe learning disabilities and autism. You will support the team to operate a fun, safe and positive overnight provision for the children and young people.

About you:

• A relentless passion and ability to work with vulnerable children who have complex needs.
• You will be flexible, dynamic, persistent, and resilient and operate within a defined culture and intervention practice model and adopt a solution focussed and restorative approach.
• Experience of working with children and young people with complex and challenging behaviours.
• Childcare qualification NVQ 3 or equivalent or a willingness to work towards this.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including effective recording and report writing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate good childcare practice in your own direct work/interventions.
• Ability to demonstrate good IT skills.
• Desire to pursue continual professional development.
• Knowledge of policy, regulations and law relating to the care of children and young people including Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Liaise effectively with other agencies, professionals, families, and young people.
• Able to demonstrate risk management and assessment skills
• Have time management skills and the ability to work flexibly across a range of settings on a rota basis and weekend working.
• Good motivation skills, personal resilience, and the ability to develop this in young people.
• Able to demonstrate problem solving skills and the ability to find innovative solutions.
• Good communication, interpersonal and advocacy skills.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

We are a dynamic, well establish team who provide short breaks to children and young people between 4 to 18 years, who have complex needs and learning difficulties. We work in a 4 bedded purpose-built registered children’s home. We offer overnight stays which enables our children and young people to have time away from their families, make friendships with their peers and enjoy new experiences.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact Julie Whitehead or Kay Sproston on 01942 255119

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates: 23/4/26

All other Candidates:27/4/26

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus Child and Adult barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

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