Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 6, 28,624 - 31,586 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: You will play a key role within the Early Intervention service supporting Wigan residents to maintain their independence through the provision of adaptations ensuring a safe and accessible home environment. You will work closely with Occupational Therapists, Primary Assessors, Housing Colleagues, Architects and Contractors delivering adaptations to council and private properties. You will be involved in the feasibility and design of adaptation works delivered by partner contractors. You will provide an essential liaison role ensuring the customer is informed throughout the adaptations process and work with them to achieve their outcomes and resolve any issues. You will monitor adaptation works to ensure that an efficient and quality service is provided focusing on the needs of the individual. About you: You are motivated and caring with a passion for delivering outstanding services thinking creatively to find solutions. You will be used to working under pressure and will thrive in a busy fast paced environment. You will be a great communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop successful working relationships with partners. Your excellent influencing and negotiating skills will support you to oversee the adaptations process and achieve great results alongside partner contractors. 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. We are an enthusiastic and proactive multidisciplinary service who are proud to be part of the team that helped Wigan Council to achieve the accolade of Council of the year, two years out of the last three. We offer a collaborative approach to residents who experience difficulties in access their home environment. We work alongside occupational therapy colleagues in providing a variety of adaptations from grab rails and adapted steps through to wet rooms, ground floor and wheelchair accessible facilities. We will provide you with the support you need to do your job and give you the opportunity to learn and develop further within the organisation. Wigan Council offer a flexible working policy including the option to agile work as appropriate. 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. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below 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) Prove your right to work to an employer For further information, please contact Claire Kirk on 01942 486541 or email Claire.kirkwigan.gov.uk Priority candidates Interview date: Monday 24th March 2025 Internal Candidates Interview date: Wednesday 26th March 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: