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Salford is a great place to live and work, for everyone

In the last decade Salford has been on a remarkable journey to emerge as a modern global city, attracting record public and private investment and becoming an engine for growth in Greater Manchester.

The council’s vision is 'Building a fairer, greener, healthier and more inclusive Salford for all.'

As the western gateway to the city region, Salford has some of the best strategic growth locations in Greater Manchester including MediaCityUK, City Centre Salford, and Airport City. The city is well placed to exploit future growth opportunities and deliver continued regeneration for the benefit of its diverse communities.

To help us achieve this vision we identified seven key priorities for the city to tackle the problems people in Salford are currently facing.

These priorities provide the focus of the council’s work over the next four years and are outlined in our corporate plan, This is our Salford, launched in July 2024.

This approach involves us working in a different way, being more open when we can about what we do, getting people involved, listening to their concerns and getting things done.

There is already much to celebrate as a city more well-paid jobs, new affordable and social homes, thriving local schools, award-winning green spaces, iconic infrastructure, cleaner transport, more integrated health and care and a vibrant cultural scene.

This plan aims to build on past successes and continue to find new and innovative ways to improve residents’ lives.

Housing and Community

A Good Home for All

At the heart of Salford's vision is the commitment to ensuring everyone has access to a decent and affordable place to call home. Recognising the ongoing challenges, the council is dedicated to significantly increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable, and low-carbon homes. Over the next four years, key priorities include:

  • Support for Vulnerable Residents: Collaborating with private landlords and tenants to minimise the risk of homelessness through timely support. (salford.gov.uk)

  • Improving Housing Standards: Driving up housing standards in the private rented sector as part of Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter. (salford.gov.uk)

  • Bringing Empty Properties Back into Use: Utilising new powers to charge up to a 100% premium on council tax to bring more long-term empty properties back into use.(salford.gov.uk)

  • Sustainable Development: Ensuring new housing and commercial developments meet net-zero standards, while working with partners to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes through retrofitting. (salford.gov.uk)

  • Collaboration with Housing Providers: Partnering with local housing providers to ramp up the delivery of quality homes.(news.salford.gov.uk)

  • Optimising Council-Owned Land: Exploring ways to make better use of council-owned land to build more social and mixed-tenure housing. (salford.gov.uk)

  • Strategic Partnerships: Working closely with Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to forge one of the most ambitious strategic regeneration housing partnerships in the UK. (salford.gov.uk)

  • Integrated Housing Services: Developing a single integrated housing function within the council to deliver better housing services for residents and improve the ability to build new houses. (salford.gov.uk)

As the new Director of Housing, you will play a pivotal role in leading these initiatives, ensuring that Salford continues to grow as a city that prioritises the needs of its residents and builds a future that is fair, sustainable, and inclusive for all.

Our values
& the Spirit of Salford

Here at Salford, we are people-centred and values based. The Spirit of Salford is tangible with our values of pride, passion, people and personal responsibility capturing the spirit and expectations of the city and informing the way we operate. They influence our choices, behaviours and how we make decisions and change how we do things.

    • I'm proud of and committed to our city, its people, our work, and I demonstrate the 'Spirit of Salford' in everything I do.

    • I am proud of the role that I play in serving the people of Salford

    • I take pride in my work and take ownership to get it right first time, every time

    • I accept the trust and responsibility invested in me as an ambassador for the city

    • I am optimistic and ambitious for the city and its people, being creative and positive about change and making the most of opportunities.

    • I generate new ideas, demonstrate initiative and share best practice

    • I develop strong relationships and joint working with partners and others to deliver the best possible outcomes for the people of Salford

    • I engage with others in a positive way to change and improve how we work

    • I respect and care for others, treating everyone fairly, listening and acting on the things people say.

    • I put residents and others at the heart of what I do - doing things with people, not to them

    • I treat all colleagues, partners and residents with the dignity and respect that they deserve

    • I recognise and value the contribution that others can make to the work that I do

    • I am honest, taking responsibility and ownership for my actions and decisions and using resources that I am trusted with wisely.

    • I am open and able to explain my actions and decisions to others, raising issues and solutions in a respectful way

    • I contribute to solving problems, changing how we do things and delivering the best possible outcomes

    • I use the resources available to me effectively and efficiently and look for opportunities to do things better

Living the values day in and day out creates a supportive environment that allows us ‘to be the best we can be’ and achieve our vision. The Spirit of Salford represents our culture, our social conscience and pride – our organisation is about people and the communities that we serve. We live and breathe our values in everything we do. Our annual Spirit of Salford employee awards recognise our people for living our values, we also recognise our managers, teams and an employee of the year–which is voted for by their peers. We also take the opportunity to recognise the commitment of our people who have been with us for 25 years.

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