Wigan Council
Location
Wigan, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Haigh Woodland Park
School Lane
Wigan
WN2 1PE
Salary: Grade 3, £6,145 - £6,351 per annum. £11.78 - £12.18 per hour
10 hours per week annualised
Your role:
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our team at Haigh Woodland Park – now one of the regions’ most popular outdoor attractions.
Site Support staff provide essential support for many of the operations of the park – from Event Stewarding and Car Park attendance to Buildings and Grounds maintenance duties. The successful applicant will be happy to work outdoors and possess a good work ethic.
The ability to work as part of a team and a willingness to place customers first are also essential requirements for the post.
About you:
We are looking for an individual who will enjoy working in a busy – outdoor visitor attraction.
The candidate will be hard working and flexible. They will have a commitment to providing excellent standards of customer care. As well as getting on well with customers, they too, must be able to form excellent relations with team members.
Ideally, you will have practical skills to support site maintenance and manual operations. Applicants must be able to work during the day, evenings and weekends. These are highly visible roles, so excellent interpersonal skills and confidence are pre-requisites for the posts.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published , our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The successful applicant will gain the opportunity of working in a highly varied work-based role, at one of the North Wests most popular visitor attractions. Become part of our team at Haigh, working well together and individually to make the visitor experience one that they will remember for the right reasons. Self-development is encouraged and supported, and various training workshops are available for all staff. Uniforms are provided.
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 (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). 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.
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. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (
For further information, please contact Michael Cooper at [email protected]
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Interview date: Wednesday 28 th March 2024
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Salary
£6.15k per annum
