Support Worker

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

The Bungalows / Ince Green Lane Respite

Salary: Grade 4, £17,856 - £18,722 per annum. £13.69 - £14.36 per

5 Positions x 25 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:

Your role will be to provide high-quality care at our respite services. You will support customers to maintain a high degree of health and wellbeing by providing high-quality care within provider services ensuring that they are treated with respect and their dignity is maintained.

Our customers have a varying level of complex needs, and you will be required to deliver a high standard of care and provide support for them in accordance with individual support plans. You will offer support to encourage them to realise their goals and aspirations, and you will also assist them to develop strong links within the community.

You will be required to work on a rota basis which will include weekends and bank holidays and unsociable hours and required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

About you:

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:

This role carries a variety of opportunities for personal development.

The successful candidate will learn the aims of respite services 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 Team Leaders and the Registered Manager to develop and deliver an excellent service for our customers.

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.

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) Prove your right to work to an employer

Wigan Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. As part of this commitment, Wigan Council operates robust Safer Recruitment procedures

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For further information, please contact If you would like to know more information about the Support worker post, please contact Lisa May on 07500943218 Shauna Marsh on 07799034914 Donna Whatmough on 07984183468

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates Wednesday 21^st October 2026

All other Candidates Thursday 22^nd October 2026

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Plus Adult Barred List Check

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