Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to be part of our Safer Communities team.

This will be a brand-new role and the post holder will be responsible for developing partnership working and administration of the Safer Communities team. You will be responsible for addressing and tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Environmental Crime within the Melton Borough, ensuring effective communication, support and assistance to our residents and stakeholders.

Responsible for managing a case load of ASB and Environmental Crime cases up to and including taking legal action whilst ensuring a victim-centred approach.

Working closely with our internal and external partners, ensuring a multiagency approach.

To participate in the management and development of community safety work and contribute towards the delivery of the Safer Melton Partnerships (SMP) objectives.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate that they can manage a portfolio of complex cases with minimum supervision. They must be able to use their own initiative with the ability to think on their feet, negotiate solutions through mediation and provide a proactive response to emerging issues using a combination of their skills and the relevant legislative powers available to them.

About You

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate that they can create meaningful and positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the community is engaged with issues, and identifying and help in solving current issues that affect our communities.

You will be driven and motivated with an eye for detail. You will be a team player but confident to work independently and have a flexible attitude to working under pressure. We are looking for an individual with a positive outlook and a desire to deliver a quality service to the community we serve.

A thorough working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications is key and you will have an excellent working knowledge of excel and databases and be able to produce detailed reports as well as be able to maintain and update electronic information systems in accordance with data protection regulations. A working knowledge and understanding of community safety issues would be advantageous.

This opportunity would be ideal for an individual who has the ability to engage and liaise with stakeholders, arrange meetings and develop ideas that can add value to the wider team.

At Melton Borough Council we are continually looking at how we can improve our service and processes and want someone to help us to deliver it.

Working for Melton BC provides an excellent range of benefits and family friendly working policies. These include flexi-time with no core hours, agile working arrangements which enables multi-site and home working, generous leave entitlement, a full week off at Christmas, Local Authority Pension Scheme and a clear commitment to your continued professional development.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are looking for the chance to work for a forward-thinking Council and make a real difference to the people of Melton and surrounding area.