Social Care Officer

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Life Centre South

Salary: Grade 6, £29,540 - £32,597 per annum

37 hours per week

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 work with people, their families, carers and service providers from all sectors of the community, health and social care organisations.

You will assist people to have increased choice and control in the way that they organise their social care support. You will carry out proportionate social care assessments and reviews and support people to create their individualised care and support plan.

You will access support from both informal (family and friends) and formal (private, voluntary sector and council) groups and work with professionals and partners to clarify the individual’s assessment of need.

About you:

You must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:

GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in Maths and English.

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with a variety of different people with the ability to negotiate and appropriately challenge.

A Social Care qualification or relevant experience.

Excellent customer care skills.

Knowledge and understanding of the legal frameworks affecting Social Care and safeguarding procedures.

Ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team.

Excellent communication skills including both written and verbal.

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills with the ability to analyse complex situations.

Ability to use initiative and have a creative, flexible approach to addressing and resolving problems with the ability to organise, prioritise and manage a varied case load.

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.

The Adult Social Care hospital discharge team is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Health and Social Care colleagues. Your role will be to ensure safe, timely, and appropriate transition for patients from hospital to their community or another care setting, by conducting person-centred assessments, developing care plans, carrying out face to face assessments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and connecting individuals with community resources.

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.

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

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For further information, please contact Andrew Barnes, SCO Supervisor, on 01942 486911

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates: 10th July 2026

All other Candidates: 13 & 14 July 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus adult barred list check

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