Community Safety Officer

Job Information

We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic, outgoing, hardworking, and knowledgeable individual to enhance our Community Safety Team. This key role will focus on delivering proactive projects, community engagement and promotion and support of the Service and broader Safer Northumberland Community Safety Partnership (CSP), as well as providing an investigative and case management function.

You will work within our busy Reactive Community Safety Team, which provides effective solutions to anti-social behaviour and crime and disorder. This involves direct contact with members of the public and therefore requires effective communication skills and an empathetic approach. You will also work in close collaboration with both internal and external partners ensuring effective and successful performance to tackle issues such as hate crime, anti-social behaviour, exploitation and safety in public spaces including effective and proportionate use of CCTV provision. A key focus of the post will be the promotion of the service, including community engagement and building community confidence, especially with difficult to reach groups across the entire County.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate an understanding and have experience of community engagement, investigative practices, case management and partnership working. You should be self-motivated and be able to build effective relationships with a wide range of agencies and partners and have the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work autonomously. The Community Safety Team forms part of the broader Community & Environmental Health team dealing with a wide range of issues which affect our local communities. This team sits within the Public Protection Service.

· This is a part-time (18.5 hours), Permanent, Band 7 position (£33,024 - £36,648 per annum).

· Although based at West Hartford Community Fire Station (West Hartford Business Park, NE23 3JP) agile working is strongly encouraged as are flexible working hours.

Experience of community engagement, promotional work, delivering presentations to a wide range of audiences, problem solving, and multi-agency work would be an advantage.

Experience of managing, investigating and resolving anti-social behaviour and crime and disorder issues within a local authority or similar environment.

Full UK Driving License and willingness to travel across all areas of the County.

Why choose us?

Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”.

For further information about NCC, please visit our website.

We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

· 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees).

· Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.

· Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees).

· Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands.

· Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours.

· Car leasing scheme.

Further information:

Closing date: Tuesday 23rd April 2024.

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council website.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.