Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Cavendish Street
Salary: Grade 3, £17,918 - £18,487 per annum. £12.45 - £12.85 per hour
33 hours per week term time working 38 weeks per year
Your role:
Your role will be to support the class lead to deliver lessons and interventions to children and young people whilst they attend the Engagement Centres for 2 days per week and so support them to successfully reintegrate back their mainstream school.
You will support children and young people, KS1-4, who are struggling to engage and attend school. This may be due to Emotionally Based School Avoidance, liaising with mainstream schools and other agencies to promote inclusion on behalf of individual children.
You will provide a flexible approach to support children and young people to attend school.
About you:
Experience of working with secondary aged children in a school setting would be beneficial. You may be expected to work across both centres and across all age phases, although staff are matched to their strengths. A high level of commitment and flexibility is required.
You will comply with safeguarding policies and supporting procedures.
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 Engagement Centres offer short term, part time proactive provision aimed at engaging pupils with their education. Children have access to an intensive, holistic education providing pupils with skills to cope and thrive within their mainstream school.
We work in close collaboration with all schools in the borough and together we believe that this creative approach will reduce suspensions, improve attainment, attendance and more importantly, the emotional health and well-being of our children.
We are extremely passionate about empowering all of our children to become resilient and confident members of their community and to enable them to achieve well at school.
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.
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.
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You will have the opportunity to work with likeminded individuals who are passionate about making a difference for all children and young people. If you require more detail, please contact Vicki Schumacker on 01942 311343/01942 311350 or email vicki.schumacker@wigan.gov.uk
Priority Candidates Interview date: Friday 2nd May 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 6th May 2025
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
The employer is committed to safeguarding
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