The posting
About The Role
Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Additional Payments: 10% Flexibility Payment, Essential Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 27 October 2026
Interview Method: In Person
Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The role holder will effectively manage a team of reablement staff, undertaking all management activities, coach staff and observe practice, evaluate performance and put in place appropriate support to ensure continual service improvement and improved outcomes for citizens.
They will manage an effective and efficient rota system that helps schedule reablement support workers visit to citizens. They will ensure, through effective capacity management, that request for reablement services are always responded to promptly, supported by real-time information on current capacity.
Assess and review health and safety issues relating to staff and customers. Identify and action solutions to minimise risk. Support the development needs of reablement support workers by ensuring all new directorate initiatives are disseminated down to them and all skills gaps are effectively addressed. The role holder will be based at Reablement South at Trafford house.
Pre Employment Checks
- Legal right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment
- Qualification: Hold or willing to undertake and achieve NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care within six months of commencing in post.
- Essential Car Documentation: This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance
- DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Clearance: The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice . We have a policy on the secure handling, storage and use of DBS information, as well as a policy on the recruitment and employment of ex-offenders. Both policies are available on request.
- If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to GOV UK for details for how to obtain your Police check or Certificates of Good Character
- Medical Clearance - Pre-placement health assessment (PPHA)
- Evidence of conduct in previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to. Health or social care or Children or vulnerable adults
- Proof of identity including a recent photograph
- Full Employment history
- Satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks where applicable. For more information on these checks, visit checks page If you have any queries about the role, please contact [email protected]
About the Candidate
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about changing the lives of Manchester residents. Someone who is a good team player with good communication skills. Someone who is able to plan and organise own time effectively creating on work schedules, prioritising, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for own self and others.
The candidate should be able to use IT systems to obtain and analyse data and present it effectively through a variety of ICT channels including spreadsheets.
We are looking for someone who is a good problem solver and decision-maker. Someone who has the ability to analyse situations, diagnose problems, identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of action and produce a logical, practical and acceptable solution. Someone who is able to lead, manage and motivate staff to high levels of performance in order to achieve change and maximise staff potential and contribution to the achievement of identified organisational objectives.
Candidate should be willing to work in a social care and health care setting across the city with an understanding of relevant social care legislation.
The role involves working on a 3 week rota pattern that includes early and late shifts from 07:00 - to 14:30 and 14:30 to 22:00 Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.
We’ll use the following essential criteria to decide which candidates to invite to assessment. Use your personal statement to provide evidence of how you meet each one, supported by relevant examples:
Essential Criteria for the role:
- Experience of coordinating and prioritising referrals within a fast-paced health or social care environment, ensuring timely responses and effective communication with relevant stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience of leading and supporting staff, including rota management, resource allocation and maintaining effective service delivery.
- Ability to manage service capacity, prioritise demand and make informed operational decisions to support safe and responsive services.
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding adults, mental capacity legislation and risk management, with the ability to identify concerns and take appropriate action.
For guidance on how to write your personal statement, please visit How to Apply - Manchester City Council.
If you’re invited to assessment, we’ll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.
Use of AI
You may use AI to support your application, but all examples must be your own and based on real experience. Applications may be withdrawn if content is misleading or presents someone else's experience as your own. Internal candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Guaranteed Assessment Scheme
Applicants who meet the essential shortlisting criteria and are eligible under the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme will be progressed to the assessment stage.
Support and Adjustments
If you're successful in securing a role, we'll make every effort to provide the support, equipment and reasonable adjustments you need to carry out your duties. Where needed, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role. Find out more about our inclusion and wellbeing.
About Us
Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city. You’ll help improve lives and support our local communities. Working together, we can create better public services for everyone.
Benefits we offer
- Up to 26 days’ annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years’ service
- Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave
- Up to 3 days’ volunteering leave
- A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
- We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
- A defined benefit pension scheme
- Enhanced parental and carers leave
- Employee discounts and perks
Learn more at Careers - Manchester City Council
Our commitment to inclusion
At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that fully reflects the diversity of our local communities. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnic minority communities and disabled people, who remain underrepresented in parts of our workforce.
GM Elevate Programme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'Personal Statement' section or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.
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