Team Lead - Anti Social Behaviour Team in Manchester

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week (As part of a rota, working Monday to Friday between 7am to 8pm, and 1 in 3 Saturdays between 9am and 5pm.)

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: 6.7% Flexibility Payment

Closing Date: 10 September 2026

Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: As part of your application, please ensure that you submit an expression of interest to a maximum of 1000 words, explaining how you fulfil the criteria of the job description. This will need to be uploaded in the Supporting Documents section of the application form. Applications submitted without this expression of interest will not be considered.

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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified, applications may be withdrawn.

This role is subject to:

• 2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.
• Police Vetting – You will be required to undertake a Greater Manchester Police vetting process.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013).

About the Role: You will have line management responsibility for a team of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Support Officers who are dedicated and motivated to make Manchester a safe place to live, work and visit. This vacancy presents a rare opportunity to join a team recognised for best practice in tackling ASB. You will lead and support your team to use a broad range of informal and formal powers to tackle ASB in public spaces, using trauma-informed practice to protect those who are vulnerable, helping to reduce crime and ASB, and change the behaviour of offenders. You will also be working closely with the Homelessness Service to help prevent and reduce rough sleeping across the City. You will lead on face-to-face public engagement, encouraging a high profile, visible presence with partner agencies across the City. The role will involve close partnership working with GMP and a number of key partner agencies.

About the team / service: The Anti Social Behaviour Team is comprised of three teams covering the City Centre, the North, and South and Central. This position will cover the whole city. The Anti Social Behaviour Team is part of the wider Community Safety, Compliance and Enforcement Service. You will find a supportive working environment with opportunities for training and development.

About the Candidate: You will need to be a knowledgeable and experienced manager, or have experience of coaching and training officers. You will need to demonstrate:

• Knowledge and/or experience of using informal and formal ASB powers to stop anti-social behaviour and protect the public.
• Knowledge and/or experience of using homelessness legislation, as well as legislation for unauthorised encampments.
• Experience of developing positive and effective working relationships across a variety of partnerships.
• Confidence in your ability to lead a team and support, guide and coach team members to meet the challenges presented by community safety and ASB issues, and homelessness.
• Ability to make informed decisions at speed and explain your rationale for your decision making.
• The ability to design and develop training packages across the Community Safety Partnership.
• Knowledge and/or experience of preparing cases for legal and instructing solicitors.

About Us: We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council: At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme: As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility: As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment.

What we will need from you if you’re successful: If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. These may include:

• Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK
• References (Current and Previous employer)

When you join us: We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment.