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Hindley Town Hall
Cross Street
Hindley
Wigan
WN2 3AX

Salary: Grade 10, £36,876 - £40,760 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

You will manage and support the work of the DOLs team based at Hindley Town Hall. You will have a proven track record of effectively supporting adults through the deprivation of liberty safeguards process. You will be supervising a team of experienced BIA’s and will support them fully with casework, managing the flow of work coming into the team and allocating cases appropriately. You will be a lead in contributing to the work required to implement the legislative changes arising from the introduction of the liberty protection safeguards.

About you:

You will have a proven track record of supporting vulnerable adults in the community and hospital settings and be confident in working independently and as a team member. You will have excellent customer care skills and be eager to promote positive behaviours in the workplace as well as being a motivational supervisor who is eager to engage your team to provide outstanding care and support to our service users.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC 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 Support and Safeguarding Team ensure our legislative duties under The Care Act and all other relevant legislation are carried out to a high standard to promote the wellbeing and independence of our adult residents. We value enthusiasm and commitment from our workforce and are focused on achieving excellent results for the community within our budget. We will provide you with the opportunity to undertake relevant training and development to support you in your role and to develop within the organisation.

As an employer 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.

For further information, please contact Patricia Darbyshire/Mark Shorrock on 01942 828130/828733

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Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 14 September 2020

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