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Job Opportunities

Manchester City Council promotes the Real Living Wage of £12.60 an hour.
Find out more about the Real Living Wage.

Latest Vacancies

Purosearch 🆕

Fire Engineer

Purosearch is recruiting fire engineers to join a respected consultancy working across industries like nuclear, rail, commercial, residential, and industrial. You’ll be part of a highly experienced team and supported through chartership, with opportunities for career progression.

Salary: £35,000 to £60,000 /year (depending on experience)
Location: Manchester (M1 2AP) – On-site only
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 26 September 2025

GMFRS (Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service) 🆕

Prevention Advisor

GMFRS is looking for motivated individuals to deliver fire safety advice and prevention activities in the community. You’ll carry out person-centred Home Fire Safety Assessments, fit safety equipment, and support campaigns around fire, road, and water safety.

Salary: £26,824 to £29,540 per year
Location: Roles available in Rochdale/Bury, Oldham/Tameside, and Bolton/Wigan (flexibility to work across Greater Manchester required)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 7 September 2025
Positions Available: 3

Requirements:
Experience working with diverse and vulnerable communities
 Strong communication and presentation skills
 Basic IT skills
 Knowledge of safeguarding, equality, and health & safety
 Full UK driving licence

Manchester City Council 🆕

Legal Officer

Join a high-performing legal team supporting Children’s Services across Manchester, Rochdale, and Salford. You’ll work with experienced lawyers, manage your own caseload, draft legal documents, and represent clients in family courts.

Salary: £33,143 per year
Location: Manchester
Hours: 35 hours/week, flexible working
Contract: 12-month fixed term
Closing Date: 10 September 2025 (11:59pm)

Requirements:

 CILEX Level 3 or equivalent qualification
 Standard DBS check (confidential and in line with DBS Code of Practice)

 For questions, contact: Gurvinder.Kaur@manchester.gov.uk

Healthy Me Healthy Communities 🆕

Centre Business Manager

Healthy Me Healthy Communities is a not-for-profit organisation working to improve health and wellbeing in local communities. They’ve recently taken over Gorton Central and invested £1 million to turn it into a vibrant community hub and their main office.

They’re looking for someone experienced to manage the day-to-day running of the Centre, lead the staff team, and help grow the organisation’s impact.

Salary: £30,559 to £33,366 per year (depending on experience)
Location: Gorton Central, Manchester (M18 8PE)
Hours: 35 hours/week, Monday to Friday– Usually 3 days at the Centre, 2 days working from home
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 9am, Thursday 18 September 2025
Interview Date: Friday 3 October 2025

 For questions, email: kate@hmhc.co.uk

Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre 

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

They are seeking an enthusiastic and hands-on Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to support the day-to-day operation of their vibrant restaurant and bar at the Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre. Focused on casual dining, their venue offers a welcoming space for guests to relax, connect, and enjoy great food and drink in the heart of the city.

Salary: £25,000 to 30,000
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 18 September 2025

Manpower UK Limited 

Class 1 Driver

Manpower is currently recruiting for Class 1 HGV drivers to work on behalf of one of their national drinks & logistics distribution clients.

Salary: £16.00 to £18.35 /h
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 18 September 2025

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited 

Plumber (Operations - Repairs, Maintenance and Voids) x2

Working to deliver the best quality service, you’ll carry out repairs to properties, demonstrating your competence to multi-skill outside your core trade, to include plumbing works, building work, possible ground works and drainage related works.

Salary: £33,000
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 12 September 2025

Lunaria Recruitment 

Optical Assistant Independent Opticians

Fancy working in a beautiful high end independent opticians based in Manchester where customer service and patient care is highly important as well as making sure their team members have a great work life balance as they are only open Monday - Friday with no late nights!

Salary: £25,000-28,000 pro rata
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 17 September 2025

We are Found Ltd 

Full-time Housekeeper

They are looking for an experienced Housekeeper to join their growing team! The Housekeeper will be the hero behind keeping our communal areas fresh and gleaming, from polishing and dusting to vacuuming. It's all about keeping things spotless and creating a welcoming space.

Salary: £24,000 to £25,000
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 18 September 2025

Rullion

Rolling Stock Fitter/Assembler/Technician

Rullion is looking for a Maintenance Technician to perform mechanical maintenance and repairs on Class 185 train units. The role includes fault diagnosis, depot driving, sourcing materials, and supporting rolling stock upkeep. Applicants should have an engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 equivalent, with experience in mechanical diagnostics and maintenance documentation.

Salary: £16–£18.86 per hour
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time/Contract
Closing Date: 28 August 2025

NHS Jobs

Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN)

NHS Jobs is looking for a Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN) to join Moston Grange, a specialist nursing home supporting adults over 65 with complex needs. The role involves delivering person-centred care and managing a dynamic workload. Applicants must have an active NMC pin and at least one year of experience.

Salary: £18.50–£20.23 per hour
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time/Permanent
Closing Date: 29 August 2025

Old Moat Primary School

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (SEND)

Old Moat Primary School is looking for a Teaching Assistant Level 2 to support pupils with special educational needs. The role includes contributing to lesson planning and occasionally providing cover supervision. Applicants should have an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience and be committed to school policies and values.

Salary: £25,185 per annum (pro rata)
Location: Manchester
Hours: Part Time/Temporary
Closing Date: 4 September 2025

St John Bosco RC Primary School VA

Special Educational Needs Coordinator

St John Bosco RC Primary School is looking for a Special Educational Needs Coordinator to lead and manage provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities. The role includes teaching the Year 2 class part of the week and working closely with staff, families, and external professionals to support inclusive practices and help children reach their full potential. Applicants must hold QTS and a SEND/SENDCo qualification.

Salary: £30,000 per annum
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time/Permanent
Closing Date: 22 September 2025

The B2W Group

Restart Employment Advisor

The B2W Group is looking for a passionate and driven Restart Employment Advisor to support people who’ve been out of work for over 12 months. Based in Manchester City Centre, this full-time role involves helping individuals build confidence, gain skills, and find sustainable employment.

You’ll work closely with participants to understand their needs, create action plans, and guide them towards employment. This includes CV support, interview prep, and connecting them with training and external services.

Salary: £28,500
Location: Manchester, UK
Hours: Full Time/On-site
Closing Date: 30 September 2025

Ongoing Vacancies 

Factory International 

Keep up with the latest job opportunities: 
Current job openings - Manchester International Festival (mif.co.uk)

Metroline Manchester

Various job opportunities with Metroline Manchester

To discover opportunities and find the role that’s right for you, either email joinmanchester@metroline.co.uk or click the link above to search opportunities on their website.

Manchester City Council Jobs

See vacancies and opportunities (Manchester City Council).

Civil Service Jobs

See vacancies, working for the Civil Service

Find a job - DWP

Search for vacancies with a range of employers, in Manchester, Greater Manchester and nationally.

Age UK Manchester 

Various Job Opportunities 

Age UK Manchester is an independent charity, supporting older people across Manchester. With over 100 members of staff, they help thousands of local older people every year; providing information and advice, activities, events, and home support.

Aspire Recruitment

View the latest Aspire Recruitment vacancies advertised on their website

Be Caring

Various vacancies

Be Caring regularly have vacancies in various sites in Manchester. They are often looking for care workers and drivers. Choose the site in the Locations drop down box and find your next job

Belong Didsbury

Various vacancies

Belong Didsbury is a community village in South Manchester with state of the art facilities and high quality nursing and dementia care.
Find out about their vacancies by visiting the Belong vacancies page and choosing Belong Didsbury from the drop down list under Location.

Career Connect

Find out about the latest job vacancies at Career Connect 

Construction Industry Talent Retention Scheme (TRS)

The Construction Talent Retention Scheme (CTRS) is a free service to help:

• Individuals search for a new job
• Employers post job vacancies & search CVs
• Employers with restructuring and redeployment

Find out more about the Talent Retention Scheme 

GLL Apprenticeship Vacancies

Check out the webpage regularly to find out about new vacancies
GLL Apprenticeship Vacancies | Apprenticeship Vacancies (lifetimetraining.co.uk)

GM Recruitment Hub

GM Recruitment Hub Job Search

GM Recruitment Hub advertise vacancies from their partners, usually the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector

Home Instead

Join the Home Instead team today

Home Instead (Wythenshawe) are hiring Care Professionals/ Care Assistants passionate about delivering the highest quality of care. You will show patience and resilience and be dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of others.

Discover why their Care Professionals love their role and get answers to all your questions.

What they offer:

• Min 1 hour visits with regular  clients
• £14 (Week) - £15 (Weekends)  per hr recognising the essential role you play in our clients' lives.
• Sufficient time to travel between calls, ensuring you never feel rushed.
• Paid Training
• Paid DBS
• Paid Mileage
• Employee Assistance programme
• Benefits Platform
• Social events

Find out more about being a part of the Home Instead team and apply to become a Care Professional.

If you believe in delivering care that goes beyond the ordinary, they'd love to hear from you. Follow the above link to apply or call the office 0161 506 8305 or text or call  07740251899.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

View all the Manchester University NHS vacancies here 

Here are a few tips to think about when completing the “Supporting Information” section of an application on the NHS Jobs site.

One Manchester 

Various job opportunities
Take a look at the list of latest job vacancies with One Manchester.

Volunteering Opportunities 

Age UK Manchester

Day centre volunteers

Age UK's Day Centres are looking for volunteers to assist  Support Workers, who provide Day Care for older ladies and gentlemen with Dementia.

Information and advice volunteers

Age UK are currently looking for volunteers to work within their Advice Team, helping older people to overcome a range of problems, particularly relating to welfare benefit entitlements.

Volunteer counsellors

Age UK's Counselling Service is looking for volunteer counsellors, either fully qualified or those currently training to be a counsellor.

Shop volunteers (no minimum commitment)

Age UK are looking for volunteers at their Manchester shops - if that's you and you have spare time, then apply to become a shop volunteer.

Translator Volunteers

Age UK is seeking volunteers to help older people at their Brunswick Day Centre with communicating with staff and their peers. Service users sometimes lose the capacity to speak English and revert to their native tongue, which creates a communication barrier. Volunteers help to break this barrier down. Age UK are particularly looking for speakers of Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Patois. 

Ageing Well Volunteers

Age UK are looking for volunteers who want to help at Ageing Well groups to assist with running the group, preparing for activities, and being a friendly face. Groups range from craft groups to exercise groups to Men in Sheds. Please note that there is a minimum commitment of three months.

Find out more and apply to volunteer: Volunteer | Get involved | Age UK Manchester

Emerge Manchester

Give and Gain Programme

Need your CV to stand out? Get voluntary work experience in a food distribution team,practical woodwork skills, free safety wear, travel expenses covered, and lunch provided.

Gain:

• One to one support from experienced trainers
• Work experience in a range of duties
• Skills you need for getting on at work

For more information email Liz@emergemanchester.co.uk or call 0161 223 8200 (option 6) 

Smart Works

Smart Works are looking for the following volunteers:

Volunteer stylist
Wardrobe volunteer
Volunteer coach
Administration volunteer
Community Engagement Champion
Corporate Volunteer

More information about this role and other volunteering opportunities can be found on the Smart Works website, along with the application form: Smart Works Volunteering Roles. For any queries on their volunteering roles, please contact greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk

The Conservation Volunteers

Clayton Vale's Green Community Hub

A new opportunity to get involved with your local green space by volunteering, learning new skills, connecting with nature and meeting new people! Fun and free environmental conservation and nature connection activities are running from Clayton Vale with sessions alternating each week.

• Alternate Thursdays 10am to 1pm, Practical environmental conservation.
  Tasks may include woodland management, path improvements, meadow management and more.

• Alternate Thursdays 10am to 11.30am, Nature based wellbeing sessions.
  Activities may include nature crafts, wellbeing walks, mindfulness in nature and more.

Whether you are looking to be more active, spend time in nature, meet new people, gain skills for employment or simply have some time to spare - everyone is welcome!

You are welcome to join both types of session every week or just one type every other week. There is no obligation; you can come as often or as little as you like. Transport to Clayton Vale may be available from a local community venue if needed.

To find out more or to sign up please email rebecca.collingwood@tcv.org.uk

Work and Skills Team, Manchester City Council

It's never too late to start volunteering

Volunteering is when someone spends time doing something to benefit others. It can include shopping for someone, being a mentor, assisting someone with a job search, giving reading lessons, helping at a food bank, befriending – and much more.  Anyone can volunteer; you can do as much or as little as you like, to fit around your life. It may be a regular activity, a one-off, or anything in between. Volunteering is for people of all ages, abilities, experiences and backgrounds. You don’t need any skills or qualifications to begin volunteering. Your past experiences may be extremely useful when volunteering.

How can I get involved?

In Manchester there are many ways you can find an opportunity that suits you.

Volunteer Centre Manchester
The Volunteer Centre has a site where you can find details of local volunteering opportunities, advice on volunteering, help with finding the right volunteer role, and more.

MCRVIP
MCRVIP is a volunteering site managed by Manchester City Council. This is where you can find opportunities to volunteer with Council teams such as Libraries, MCRactive and Manchester Art Galleries.