Wigan
Part Time
£12,398 - £12,791
Permanent
Expires 02/10/2025
About the Role
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Town Hall (Various sheltered accommodation schemes)
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 3, £12,398 - £12,791 per annum. £ £13.26 per hour
18.5 hours per week
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 Scheme Assistant you will be part of a Team who are dedicated to ensuring that residents within the Extra Care and Sheltered Schemes are supported to live happy and active lives in a safe environment. You will encourage residents to remain independent, confident and build up resilience where necessary.
You will be expected to ensure that the cleanliness in our Schemes is managed and maintained to a high standard by carrying out cleaning duties. You will work closely alongside the scheme manager to identify and facilitate activities to keep residents active and healthy. You will provide low level assistance to residents enabling them to remain independent.
About you
You will have a keen interest in working with older/Vulnerable people and the drive to make a difference.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills and have a positive approach towards the service.
You will require a calm and professional manner, especially when handling emergency situations. The ideal candidate must have the ability to handle confidential information with tact and sensitivity.
You will have a flexible approach to the role, be willing to working differently and be able to work closely alongside your colleagues, teams in the council and partner agencies to ensure the successful outcomes for residents are achieved.
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.
Wigan is great place to work, we believe in putting people at the heart of service development and they are the driver for everything we do. We want to ensure services are allowing people to lead the best life that they can. This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking organisation who will offer you the support you need to succeed.
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
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Interview date: Thursday 9th/10th October
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