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Community Recruitment Events

They are back! In collaboration with the Department of Work and Pensions and the NHS, Wigan Council are excited to announce that our Community Recruitment Events are coming to a venue near you!

It takes a broad variety of skills to make a difference to the people of Wigan Borough. With exciting roles in health, care, leisure, the community and more, we hope we have something for everyone. Come and find out about our opportunities, whether that be paid or voluntary, in a relaxed and friendly environment. There will also be services on hand to assist with digital support and adult learning options.

There will be presentations running to find out more about free adult learning courses and technical support. Our Tech Mate volunteers will be available throughout the event offering digital support.

The events will be held at:

The Edge Wigan, Riveredge, Wigan WN3 5AB
Wednesday 3 rd September 2025
Quiet hour session 9:30 10:30

10:30 13:00 and 15:00 18:00
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Leigh Sports Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY
Thursday 11th September 2025
Quiet hour session 9:30 10:30

10:30 13:00 and 15:00 18:00

The quiet sessions are designed to provide a calm environment for individuals who may find traditional recruitment events overwhelming. Whether you are neurodivergent or simply prefer a quieter setting, this session offers a space to engage comfortably.

To attend the quiet hour, please use the following link to tell us which session you would like to attend. Please note, the numbers will be limited to those who have booked to ensure a quiet setting Quiet Hour booking link.

For the other times in the day - Booking not required, just drop in!

We are pleased to announce our NHS partners will also be attending the events, here is an example of some of the roles we will be showcasing around Health and Care:

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the northwest of England and beyond. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Bolton Council - Our close neighbours Bolton Council will be on hand to talk to you about the different job roles available with them and support you with applications. From cleaning, catering, passenger assistants, finance and admin to playworkers, teachers and everything in between with over 500 job roles we’ll find the right fit for you. Come along and talk to the team about how you can make a difference with Bolton Council.

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Take a look at some exciting ways you can help.

Care to join us Support Worker roles - We're looking for enthusiastic, caring and friendly individuals to join our care teams. You’ll either work directly for the council or for our trusted partners who provide care services. You’ll be part of buzzy, busy teams caring for and supporting people to live their happiest life possible.

Children’s Residential Support Worker roles - Want to make a difference to Children and Young People in Wigan? Hear from our amazing staff working in Children’s Residential Homes across the borough. Across the Wigan borough we have 5 residential homes that need amazing people, who are kind, positive, accountable and courageous, to help us to provide love, care and safety for our children.

Shared Lives Shared Lives are currently looking for Shared Lives Carers for local people who need support due to age, disability or illness. Adults who need support are carefully matched with Shared Lives Carers with shared interests, or simply someone they get along well with.

Local Kitchen - Local Kitchen provides a range of services to our schools across the borough including the effective delivery of a school meals service. We cater for primary, high and special schools in the Wigan area and caters for pupils aged 4-19 years. The Local Kitchen team have vacancies in areas such as catering, school crossing patrol, passenger assistants and more.

BeWell - The BeWell Team have a range of roles and are committed to support the health and wellbeing of our residents across the Wigan Borough. Whether this be supporting our youngest residents embark on their first swimming lesson or supporting individuals and community groups with existing exercise and wellbeing programmes. We pride ourselves on offering an extensive and diverse range of physical activities to support our residents and encourage everyone to get active and achieve a healthier lifestyle and increase sport participation.

Employment Pathways & Apprenticeships - The Employment Pathways & Apprenticeship team work closely with teams and services across the Council to develop and co-ordinate a range of programmes that identify and support our future workforce. There are lots of different programmes and apprenticeship opportunities being delivered across the Council and we can support you to find the right opportunity, depending on your needs.

Whether work experience, college placements, student internships or looking for an apprenticeship opportunity, come and have a chat about how to get involved.

Invest in Wigan Team - Do you have an idea for a great business, or have you recently started trading?

Then come and talk to Wigan Councils’ Invest in Wigan Team. Our Business Growth and Investment Officers are perfectly placed to support your business aspirations become a reality, providing pre and post business support, guidance and advice.

With our network of contacts within the Council and within external partner organisations (including The Business Growth Company, Inventya and Build a Business), we can make some quick connections and put you in touch with the right people.