Locality Manager - South-Community Teams

Locality Manager - South-Community Teams

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational leader to join Cheshire East Council as our Locality Manager – South - Community Care Services within Adult Social Care.

The role has responsibility for community teams covering Congleton, Middlewich Sandbach, Crewe and Nantwich, together with the South First Point of Contact Team.

The role is diverse with no day the same, for more information on the role please view the 'in this job you will' section within the attached JDPS document. A full safer recruitment DBS will be required

About you

This is a managerial and leadership role responsible for the operational oversight of adult assessment and care management services across community settings in the South of Cheshire East. You will lead services supporting adults across the south of the borough (excluding specialist Learning Disability and Mental Health services), ensuring the Council fulfils its statutory responsibilities and delivers high-quality, person-centred services that help residents live well for longer. Reporting to the Head of Service for Adult Community Teams, you will work closely with health partners, other key partner agencies and colleagues across Adult Social Care to shape and deliver integrated community services, transformational programmes and innovative approaches to care and support.

You will have:

• Extensive knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and understand Cheshire East Polices & Processes.
• A high degree of interpersonal skills.
• To oversee effective teamwork and have excellent communication skills.
• Have the ability to converse at ease with both internal & external partners and customers.
• Have the ability to work flexibly.
• Be able to provide formal supervision to an identified group of staff.
• Be able to oversee and manage safeguarding and high-risk situations.

For more information on the role please view the 'in this job you will' section within the attached JDPS document.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
• Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
• Off-Peak Racket Sports
• Athletics Tracks
• Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.

For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk.

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

For further information, please contact Tasha Zacune by email at tasha.zacune@cheshireeast.gov.uk. Interviews will be held on 10th September 2026.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received or where a suitable application is found.

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.

Attachments

• JAJF4254 Locality Manager Job Description and Specification.pdf