City Welfare Warden (14752)

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Anti-social behaviour can have a serious impact on our quality of life.
Southampton City Council's community safety service is looking to recruit a City Welfare Warden to join an experienced team working to reduce anti-social behaviour across the city, with a particular focus on our commercial centres, car parks and open spaces.
The team work with closely with partners such as the police and housing services to tackle anti-social behaviour and unauthorised encampments, whilst supporting some of the most vulnerable members of our society, including rough sleepers. 
The role is varied and requires regular outdoor working and will include early starts as the team are responsible for opening up our multi-storey car parks and ensuring they are safe for people visiting the city. 
A City Welfare Warden will deal with a wide range of people and some challenging situations, so you will need an assertive, empathetic and confident personality. You should ideally have some investigation skills and experience of taking enforcement action. 

This role provides an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people who living, working or visiting the city.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Paul Howlett, Senior Community Safety Officer at paul.howlett@southampton.gov.uk.

Recruitment contact details:

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033

 Additional information:

• The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week 
• This is a permanent position.   
• Please note that appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale.

How to apply:

To apply for the position please select the 'Apply for this job' button at the bottom of the page.

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to. To ensure your application is received please apply directly through our website.

We are proud to be #DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident.  No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.  It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community.  We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare.  We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.  This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.

As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.