Employment Support Worker

**Contract Type**: Fixed term contract (until 31st March 2026)

**Contract Reason**: Specific project

**Salary**:Grade E. Scale 11 - £25,979 to Scale 16 - £28,282

**Base Location**:Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6BH

**Assessment Date**: To be arranged

**The Role**

As Employment Support Worker you will be part of a team making a real difference to people’s lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Tameside WorkWell Partnership team, a new service working as part of the Greater Manchester Vanguard WorkWell offer. WorkWell is a pilot funded by DWP, operating in 15 areas across the country with Greater Manchester delivering the largest project. The aim of this programme is to provide holistic support for individuals with health conditions or challenges such as disabilities to enable them to stay in, or return to, work.

The programme is funded until 31st March 2026 and the roles are fixed term contracts until that date, unless an extension is agreed.Working hours may require some flexibility depending on the needs of the residents who you are working with. You will be busy but it’s a great chance to develop your experience delivering front line support; you will be able to increase your skills fast. We have a strong track record of development and progression within our team.

**About You**

We are looking for passionate, and committed individuals who are able to engage with Tameside residents with disabilities, health restrictions and neurodiversities in addition to working in partnership with the wider network of support organisations.

You will be flexible, willing to support colleagues and residents, have the ability to maintain high standards of work with mínimal supervision and be committed to achieving inclusivity in the workplace.

**About Us**

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For an informal discussion about the role including flexible working please contact Sarah Jamieson on 07970 753 953.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

**Reference Number: DPT334