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Wigan Full time £12 - £13 an hour
Posted 28 September 2026 Closing date 4 June 2027
We last saw this on 17 Oct · check it's still open on the employer's site Closes in 215 days · 4 Jun 2027
Wigan Wallgate Rail Station (under 0.1 miles, direct) Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) (12.8 miles, direct) Wigan Bus Station (0.2 miles, direct)

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Full time and part time vacancies available Salary: G4, £12.85 - 13.47 per hour

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!

We're looking for enthusiastic, caring, and friendly individuals to join our care teams either working directly with the council or with our trusted ethical provider partners who are commissioned by us to provide care services to ensure residents are safe, cared for and live their happiest life possible.

You may have left college and are looking to start a career with great potential. Maybe you’re still at college or university and looking for part time hours in something that’ll look good on your CV. You may have had years looking after your family and now fancy something new and fulfilling. You could just fancy a new role and a change of career. If any of these sound like you then read on.

We’re committed to the people we support and to the community around us. We have roles in lots of teams working across the borough in supported living, care homes, home care, day centres and respite, helping people to live happy lives.

You’ll either work with our own council teams or with our trusted ethical partners. You don’t necessarily need any qualifications or previous work experience in this area in fact we have great success stories from people who used to work in leisure, hospitality and other types of work and have moved into care. What’s really important are your values, your positive attitude and wanting to work with people who need care and support. We want you to bring your humour, your smile and your own experiences and interests to motivate and engage the people you are supporting.

We have full and part time roles available across a range a shift patterns, so you can fit the role around your other commitments. Additional hours are frequently on offer for when you have more time available. We are pleased to announce we also have Bank Staff positions available, for anyone who cannot commit to set hours every week.

What’s also great is that because we have roles available right across the borough, there’s bound to be one very local to you, making getting to work easy.

What are we looking for in you?

Don’t worry, you don’t need any particular skills. We want to talk to you if you have:

A warm, caring and calm nature. Positive people with an open mind and an open heart

Good moral values you can share with others

A willingness to go on people’s journeys with them - be it their life journey or a trip to the corner shop

A friendly sense of humour (a must) and enjoy talking to people

Enthusiasm and motivation

A desire to help our local people who need that extra support. You can see the person beyond their disability and see the 'can do' rather than the 'can’t do'

An ability to work both on your own and as part of a team

Will there be training?

Yes, we provide a full induction and ensure you have full training to carry out your role.

If you want to develop in your role there are many opportunities to further train, gain qualifications and develop a career.

For further information, please visit our web pages www.wigan.gov.uk/caretojoin

To apply for this position, please click here

This role will be subject to the relevant DBS Checks

The employer is committed to safeguarding

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