Job details
Contract Type: Full‑time, Permanent
Working Hours: 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday 7 am to 8 pm, plus one in three Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm. A sample rota is attached.
Additional Payments: 6.7 % flexibility payment
Closing Date: 21 July 2026
Payment Method: Face‑to‑face interview
Right to work: Successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.
Pre‑Employment Checks: Enhanced DBS search and police vetting will be required. Candidates may need to undergo additional checks depending on the role.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage a uniformed team of officers to provide a highly visible presence in Manchester’s public spaces, particularly Piccadilly Gardens.
- Engage with the public, partners and other stakeholders to identify, support and, where necessary, enforce against anti‑social behaviour.
- Develop and deliver training packages for community safety practitioners and new officers.
- Make timely, evidence‑based decisions and explain the rationale to senior leadership.
- Support the team’s development through coaching, mentoring and performance management.
Key qualifications and skills
- Line‑management experience, or demonstrable experience coaching and training ASB practitioners.
- Knowledge of informal and formal ASB powers to stop anti‑social behaviour and protect the public.
- Demonstrated ability to build positive working relationships across diverse partnerships.
- Strong decision‑making skills and ability to explain decisions quickly and clearly.
- Experience designing and delivering training and development programmes.
- UK driving licence and willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check and police vetting.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance – up to 26 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after five years of local government service; additional leave can be purchased.
- Enrolment in the UK’s largest local government pension scheme with life cover of three‑times your salary.
- Enhanced parental and carers leave options.
- Discounts on travel, phone contracts, cycle‑to‑work schemes, flu jabs, eye tests and more.
- Learning and development opportunities including workshops, training, apprenticeships and qualifications.
- Employment Charter membership, ensuring secure, flexible work and fair pay.
- Up to 3 days of pro‑rated paid volunteering leave.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Manchester City Council is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, backgrounds, and those with disabilities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, young people and members of the armed forces. We provide a Disability Confidence policy, access to an adjustment hub, disability‑friendly environments, and a range of support networks.
Application note
Pre‑employment checks will be conducted in accordance with the role requirements. For further information or to request adjustments to the interview process, please contact jobs@manchester.gov.uk.
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