Support Worker - Leisure for All

You will work within a small, caring and enthusiastic team providing short breaks for children & young people with disabilities and complex health needs in order to provide respite to their parents or carers.

You will support children and young people to enjoy a mix of exciting leisure activities and encourage appropriate friendships within a group setting, both within a community base and in the wider community., 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 Leisure for All team offers leisure time activities in the evenings, weekends and during school holidays to children and young people aged 5-19 years inclusive with disabilities and complex health needs.

Leisure for All is running groups with carefully matched age and peer groups and offering meaningful and enjoyable activities.

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.

You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and you'll be a great communicator. Experienced in working with children and young people, you will take pride in the work and be ready for the challenges and responsibilities that go hand in hand with the role.

You'll be eager to make a difference to the lives of the children and young people we support and will be committed to ensuring they are included and championed with in the local

Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards., 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.

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Salary : Grade 5, £24,702 - £27,334 per annum. £12.80 - £14.17 per hour ( pro rata based on 37 hours per week)

18 hours per week

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