Community Safety Officer
Government of The United Kingdom, Yate, South Gloucestershire
Community Safety Officer
£36648
Government of The United Kingdom, Yate, South Gloucestershire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 2 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 8f431bd5cae2457aba09273079464b62
Full Job Description
- As a Community Safety Officer, you will be leading priority work areas, managing projects and delivering community safety services.
- It will be your responsibility to lead co-ordinated multi-agency responses to complex cases of anti-social behaviour and situations that cause community tensions.
- Using your experience and knowledge, you will carry out investigations, identify support needs, co-ordinate the responses of other agencies, implement early interventions and work with partners to take enforcement action when necessary.
- You will be required to work with a wide range of agencies both internally and externally; and organisations including voluntary and community groups to address community safety. The current priorities include violence against women and girls, serious youth violence and hate crime.
- You will be required to build relationships, influence a wide range of agencies and community groups to enable you to respond to community safety priorities.
You will have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification, or have equivalent relevant experience. - It is essential you have relevant specialist knowledge of identified community safety priorities; backed by evidence of practical experience of developing and implementing actions in response to these.
- You will have knowledge of the anti-social behaviour tools and powers available to local authorities, and experience of using these effectively in practice.
- You will have experience of using project management techniques to develop and managing projects to a successful conclusion.
- Given the nature of this role you will have well developed interpersonal and communication skills, to build relationships and engage successfully with community groups and partner organisations. Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
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