Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 8, £35,235- £39,513 per annum.

2 positions x 37 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:

You will supervise a team of staff delivering adaptations to council and private properties ensuring long term solutions that allow people to live great lives and provide best use of public money. You will assist with the strategic co-ordination of a cross-tenure adaptations service ensuring performance targets are met and best use of the Council’s housing stock is made to assist individuals with specific and often complex housing needs. You will play a key role in supervising contractors and consultants supporting the delivery of major and complex adaptations ensuring excellent quality standards are achieved in all areas focusing on the individual needs of the often, vulnerable client group.

About you:

You will have a passion for delivering outstanding customer centred services, thinking creatively to find solutions to individual problems. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop successful working relationships with colleagues and partners. You will be an inspirational manager with the ability to motivate your teams working in a fast-paced environment. You will hold a Level 4 Qualification in a related field or have an equivalent level of experience of working in a relevant field supporting vulnerable or complex individuals. You will have a good level of knowledge of legislation relating to, adaptations, disabled facilities grants and building regulations.

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 click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact Leanne Seddon on 01942 486152 or email l.seddon@wigan.gov.uk

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates: 12 May 2025

All other Candidates: 13 May 2025

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