Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 9, £30,901 - £34,954 per annum 29.6 hours per week Temporary until December 2026 Your role: Are you ready to be part of something new?
You will lead the successful delivery of Wigan Council's two year In-Work Progression Service project which is funded by GMCA.
The GM In Work Progression Service will support residents of Greater Manchester, who are in work and within a low-income household to progress into more skilled and/or better paid work or increase their hours of work.
The programme will help people to overcome practical and skills barriers, increase their confidence to help them meet their potential, and provide specialist information on how they can develop skills for different employment sectors and job opportunities.
About you: You will be responsible for leadership to a small team, developing and delivering a quality support offer to residents and ensuring that contract targets are met in the best way possible for Wigan residents.
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.
This role will give you the chance to be part of something exciting, shaping the project over time as the offer develops across the borough.
Your post will sit within the Adult Learning and Skills team and we are a high achieving team, with excellent results however also a strong team that works together well and is committed and dedicated, to offering the best to our residents.
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.
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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 appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK.
Pease visit the link below to check you qualify to apply.
Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor.
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