Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance BASE Residential Salary: Grade 5, 26,824 - 29,540 per annum. 37 hours per week Permanent 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: A great opportunity to join our Residential staff, in our OFSTED Outstanding LD Short break Children s home. You will have full access to a comprehensive induction and training programme. You will be working alongside a well-established staff team and have access to a comprehensive training offer. You will support children ages 4-18 with learning disabilities to enjoy their stay at BASE, develop new skills and understanding how they experience the world. You will support the team to capture progress and work together to meet the children s sensory, communication and behavioural needs. You will support children to experience new activities both in the home and in the local community. About you: You will have experience of working with children with profound learning difficulties, autism, communication, sensory and behavioural difficulties. You will have good communication skills and be able to work independently and as a team member. You will need to be passionate. You will need to be caring, patient, and resilient. You will have experience of working or supporting children with severe learning difficulties. It would be desirable to have worked within children residential homes. You will have good communication both verbally and written, the ability to interact with children with a wide range of disabilities and a passion to enable them to succeed. You will be able to demonstrate good team working and positive communication strategies 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. BASE is a unique Residential Short break home supporting children ages 4 to 18 who have a diagnosed disability and significant learning need who are edge of care. We offer children regular planned short break or for some children to live part of the week at BASE whilst enabling them to remain at home the rest of the week. We work closely with home, school, health and any other service who is involved with the child to ensure the child s needs are met in all environments. 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. Due to the nature of the post any offer of employment is subject to a enhanced DBS check and appropriate references. You must be able to commit to complete a level three Diploma and have the right to work in the UK for more than 2 years to be able to access this qualification. 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. 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 Helen Murphy on 07717468045 Interview date: 1 st December 2025 This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check The employer is committed to safeguarding To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: