Communities Officer - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council

Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council
Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council
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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX:


  • £34,834
  • £41,418 per annum (pro rata for part time):
-
Full time, 37 hours per week:


  • Permanent

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

What we are looking for
We are looking for a
Communities Officer with a Community Safety specialism to join our team. You will share our
values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.


About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communities Team, as a
Communities Officer.

In this important role,
you will encourage and support others to take an active part in helping the councils develop safe, vibrant and healthy places to live.


This is a key role in supporting and developing place-based community development and engagement programmes to help build communities which are safe, strong, cohesive and confident.


Working in a locality area within the Districts you will be helping communities bring about social change and improve the quality of life in their local area.

More specifically, this role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Babergh and Mid Suffolk's approach to preventing and designing out crime and disorder within our local communities and will therefore require someone who:

  • Can co-ordinate specific projects, tasks and community safety initiatives in support of the Western Suffolk Community Safety Partnership (WSCSP) priorities to reduce crime and disorder.
  • Can work in an integrated way alongside Communities Officers, to build and enhance effective and positive working relationships with key local partners within the Community Safety arena.
  • Can assist in leading and promoting safeguarding across the Council, sharing best practice, and ensuring council policy is enacted in practice.

About you


To be an effective Community Officer with a Community Safety specialism we would expect you to have experience and understanding of working in a multi-agency community safety environment.


You will demonstrate:


  • A good understanding of crime theory and crime and disorder legislation.
  • Good IT skills and the capacity to provide effective community safety advice and signposting.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to respond appropriately to the audience as you will be in contact with lead members (councillors), residents and senior officers.
  • Efficient time management and effective communication skills.


You will be at the forefront of some of our key areas of work, engaging with officers across departments of the Council as well as external stakeholders such as our partners in the voluntary and public sector.


About us


Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work.

With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.


Benefits

  • Great opportunities for learning and development.
  • Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays).
  • Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Wellbeing Support Programme.
  • Employee Assist Programme.
  • Health Care Options.
For more information, please
visit our Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect,org).


Our ways of working


Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting).

This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.


We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.


For more information

Closing date: 12noon, Wednesday 12th June 2024.

When applying, please ensure:

- your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of the Job Description/Person Specification (JDPS).


This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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