Social Worker

Posting date:	23 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	22 January 2026
Location:	Wigan, WN1 1NJ
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75774899

Summary

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 9, £39,862 - £45,091 per annum.

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 should demonstrate a good level of experience, knowledge and skills of ability to work in the Children First Partnership Hub setting. You will be working alongside our partner agencies police, probation, health, education etc You will work with a complex and diverse range of needs and have the skills to evaluate risk, ensuring timely decisions are made for our families of the borough.

About you:

Have a professional qualification in Social Work/Care and be registered with Social Work England, with at least 3 years’ experience. You will need to have good organisational skills to work to strict deadlines and pressures while balancing safety and risk management. You will need to work flexibly and within the needs of the service. Have experience in working in specialist settings such as a MASH team. Have good IT skills and familiarity with systems such as Liquid Logic.

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.

We are a multi-agency team consisting of: Service Lead, Service Manager, Team Managers, Deputy Team Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, CAROS, Business Support Manager and Business Support Officers. We also have partner agencies co-located within the hub, Police, Probation, Health, Education and CAMHS. We are based close to the town centre, have parking facilities and access to discounted membership to the Gym/Swimming Pool.

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)

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If you would like an informal discussion or arrange a visit, please contact Deb Jackson at d.jackson@wigan.gov.uk

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 2nd February 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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