Support Worker - Day

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Broadmead Day Centre

Salary: Grade 4, £19,054 - £20,029 per annum. £12.18 - £12.80 per hour

30 hours per week

Your role:

As a support worker, you will be part of a team supporting customers within a day opportunity, you will be offering support with everyday life skills and activities.  Our customers have varying levels of abilities, and you will be required to deliver a high standard of care and provide support in accordance with individual support plans.  You will offer support to encourage customers to maintain their independence and self-worth and you will also assist in developing strong links within the community.

About you:

What skills does the ideal candidate have, is flexibility required, working outside?

You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to develop positive relationships with customers, families, agencies, and other relevant professionals to maintain high quality care. You must have the ability to support individuals with critical care needs. You will have a positive attitude and be able to work in a team that provides activities that stimulate and encourage inclusion and active participation.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

This role carries a variety of opportunities for personal development. The successful candidate will learn the aims of day care providers and the policies and procedures around supporting individuals with a critical care diagnosis.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, passionate, innovative, and motivated person to work as part of a team and deliver a high-quality personalised service that maximises outcomes and quality of life to our customers.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience of working with people with critical care needs and will work alongside the Senior Support Worker and the Establishment Manager to develop and deliver an excellent service for our customers.

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 (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). 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.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, please contact Yvonne Hamilton on 01972 733215.

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Interview date: Wednesday 22^nd May 2024

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