Mobile – Wigan Borough
Salary: Grade 5, £24,702 - £27,334 per annum. £12.80 - £14.16 per hour pro rata based on 37 hours per week
1 x 30 hours per week
1 x 25 hours per week
1 x 20 hours per week
Your role:
As a Mobile Response Support Worker your role will be to provide support to customers with Autism in a purpose-built building, working as part of a team or on a one-to-one basis, offering life opportunities which maximise individual’s potential whilst fulfilling their dreams. The Autism Service facilitates people with Autism to enhance and promote their independence and quality of life. You will encourage customers to realise their goals and aspirations, focusing on an asset-based approach and developing strong links within the community.
Furthermore, you will be required to respond to challenging and complex situations across other locations within our provider services across the Wigan Borough, including residential. supported living, day opportunities and respite as required. You will work closely with customers who may have complex and challenging support needs and will need to have the ability to deal positively with changing priorities.
About you:
You will hold an NVQ level 2/Care Certificate (or equivalent qualification) or have an equivalent level of experience. 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 will be a highly motivated and flexible individual.
It Is essential you are available to work at short notice for cover purposes and to work weekends, bank holidays and unsociable hours.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. 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 Supporting Excellence Team forms part of our People Directorate under Adult social Care. The Mobile workforce provides flexible support to adults across the in-house service portfolio.
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 (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). 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 appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link 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)
For further information, or an informal chat, please contact duty person or Kelly Derbyshire on 07921092555 or Andrea Bradbury on 07825016395.
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Interview date: To Be Confirmed
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Procedure plus Adult barred list check
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