Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
BASE
Salary: Grade 5, £12,996 - £14,312 per annum. £13.47 - £14.84 per hour
18.5 hours per week
Your role:
A great opportunity to join our Residential staff, in our OFSTED Outstanding LD Short break Children’s home. You will have full access to a comprehensive induction and training programme. You will be working alongside a well-established staff team and have access to a comprehensive training offer. You will support children ages 4-18 to enjoy their stay at BASE, develop new skills and understanding how they experience the world. You will support children to experience new activities both in the home and in the local community.
About you:
You will have a passion and enthusiasm to work with children with a variety of communication, sensory and behavioural difficulties. You will work as part of a team to understand the children’s experiences and enable them to develop new skills and confidence.
You will need to be caring, patient, and resilient. You will have experience of working in a Residential setting and/or with children with severe learning difficulties. You will have good communication both verbally and written, the ability to interact with children with a wide range of disabilities and a passion to enable them to succeed. You will be able to demonstrate good team working and positive communication strategies.
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.
BASE is a unique Residential Short break home supporting children ages 4 to 18 who have a diagnosed disability and significant learning need who are edge of care. We offer children regular planned short break or for some children to live part of the week at BASE whilst enabling them to remain at home the rest of the week. We work closely with home, school, health and any other service who is involved with the child to ensure the child’s needs are met in all environments.
Due to the nature of the post any offer of employment is subject to a enhanced DBS check and appropriate references. You must be able to commit to complete a level three Diploma within the first two years of employment. You need to have the right to work and remain in the UK for at least 2 years to be eligible for the qualification.
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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For further information, please contact Helen Murphy on 07717468045.
Priority candidates Interview date: Monday 28th April 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
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