Support Worker

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Broadmead Day Centre

Salary: Grade 4

1 x position available 27.5 hours per week £19,641 - £20,594 £13.69 - £14.36 per hour

1 x position available 28 hours per week £19,998 - £20,968 £13.69 - £14.36 per hour

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:

As a day support worker, you will work as part of a team or lone work providing support within day opportunities. You will support customers who have varying abilities, complex needs, Learning disabilities and or autism and customers that may challenge, you will follow support care plans and utilise digital systems in place, support our customers to meet their individual goals and aspiration and build good relationships with carers, families and other professionals.

About you:

You will hold a NVQ level 2 in health and social care / care certificate or willingness to work toward, and with a level of experience in health and social care setting. Undertake all relevant training to the post, use IT systems. You will have good communication skills, work closely with families, carers and other agencies and professionals’ ability developing trust respect and cooperation in providing a high level of care. You must have the ability to work with individuals who have complex needs, learning disabilities and or autism, and customers who challenge. You will be enthusiastic, committed to delivering high-quality person-centred support focusing on their qualities and needs.

About us:

As a member of the Broadmead team you will receive and full induction be skilled and have completed all of mandatory training including the care certificate should you not have any formal qualifications to support our customers and are committed to providing person centred, value-based support to meet customers individual needs, goals and aspirations, working closely with families carers and other professionals building on trust and respect, building links with the local community.

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 Yvonne Hamilton, Establishment Manager on [email removed]

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates – Wednesday 2nd December 2026

All Other Candidates – Friday 4th December 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child and Adult Barred List

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