Reablement Team Leader

Manchester City Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 26 days’ annual leave

Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave

Volunteering leave allowance

35-hour work week for full-time roles

Staff discounts and perks

Job summary

Manchester City Council is seeking a Team Leader for the Reablement Service to drive high-quality, person-centred care for adults in the community. You will lead a dedicated team, coordinate rotas and liaise with health and social care professionals to promote independence and safety.

The role requires a full driving licence and access to a car for business use, and includes an Essential Car User allowance. DBS clearance and right-to-work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and access to a car for business use.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the reablement team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Coordinate staff rotas, service demand and resources to meet agreed outcomes.
• Work with health and social care partners to promote independence and safeguarding.

Job description

Working Hours: 2 x 35 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Style: Onsite - Employees carry out their job primarily from a physical workplace, such as an office

Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance

Closing Date: 6 October2026

Interview Method: Face to Face

Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This Role is Subject to:

• Legal right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement ofemployment.
• 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: This 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 which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.
• 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

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 (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

The Reablement Service in Manchester has a key role to play in Adult Social Care Services. We provide a preventative model to support Citizens across Manchester. With a focus on timely hospital discharges and preventing hospital admissions, we provide a key role in delivery of high quality support and enabling independence, inclusion and safety.

If you share Manchester’s clear ambitions in delivering high quality services for the residents of the city, we want to hear from you.

If you’re successful you’ll join a team of dedicated professionals pushing forward a high standard of support for adults to promote their independence and advocate their decisions, views, and choices within their personal agreed outcomes.

As part of the Manchester local care Organisation you will contribute to our reablement ethos whilst creating a positive impact within the service through leadership, coordination, and support needed to help people regain their independence and achieve their personal goals.

As a link between frontline staff and senior management, the Team Leader ensures that high-quality, person-centred care is delivered consistently and effectively.

We would love to hear from you if you have experience of being a manager who has strong leadership and organisational skills to manage staff, rotas, and service demand while ensuring high-quality care. The role requires expertise in promoting independence, safeguarding, risk management, and person‑centred support.

You will work closely with health and social care professionals, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and build strong multi‑agency partnerships. you will have a good understanding of CQC standards, quality assurance, service improvement, and compliance requirements.

Communication Skills: Demonstrates an understanding of the views of others and communicates in a realistic and practical manner using appropriate language and medium, listens attentively to views and issues of others and responds to issues arising.

Planning and Organising: Ability to organise own time effectively, creating own work schedules, prioritising, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for own self and others.

IT Skills: Ability to use ICT systems to obtain and analyse data and present it effectively through a variety of ICT channels.

Problem Solving and Decision Making: Ability to analyse situations, diagnose problems, identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of action and produce a logical, practical and acceptable.

People Management: Ability 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 aims and objectives. Can also lead and plan the work of the team which deals with more diverse issues.

Financial Management: Ability to work confidently with financial data and make decisions using appropriate financial information, interpreting trends and accounting for risk.

Hold or willing to undertake and achieve NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care within six months of commencing in post.

Experience of working in a Social Care or Health Care Setting with an understanding of relevant Social Care legislation.

Full driving licence and access to a car for business use.

Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city that leads change and improves lives. Whether you’re supporting communities or improving public services, you’ll help create opportunities and shape a better future 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
• TheUK’s largest local government pension scheme
• Enhanced parental and carers leave
• Employee discounts andperks
• Good Employment Charter member

For more information about working for Manchester Council, please visit Careers - Manchester City Council

Creating an Inclusive Team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we’re dedicated to creating a workplace that truly reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, Disabled people and young people.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme

We guarantee assessments for applicants who meet the recruiting panels minimum shortlisting requirement for the role and identify with at least one of the criteria below:

• 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 condition
• Have you completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme or any MCC positive action programmes?

When You Join Us

We’re a Disability Confident Employer, offering:

• A workplace adjustment hub which provides specialist support, advice and guidance to ensure you have the adjustments needed to thrive at work.
• Disabled Staff Network, Neurodiversity Staff Network and Mental Health Staff Network that provides a safe inclusive space to share experiences and opportunities to influence council practice.
• A strong commitment to ensuring all information adheres to accessibility standards and that our workplaces are accessible and disability-friendly.