Team Lead - Anti Social Behaviour Team

You and your team will work a rota pattern between the hours of am 7- 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am - 5pm on Saturday.

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. You will be encouraged to develop new ideas and approaches to meeting our key objective of making Manchester safer.

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.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester

We 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. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To Make Our Ambition a Reality, Every Person We Recruit Needs To Play Their Part

It Takes a Certain Type Of Behaviour, Attitude And Way Of Working To Get Manchester Where It Wants To Be. Our People And Partners Have Agreed Five ‘behaviours’ - The Grounding For How We Must Work Together And Treat Each Other

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

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.

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Requirements

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. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

What we will need from you if you’re successful

Role

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. As a guide, 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. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

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Why work for us

Who we are - Manchester City Council

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