Criminal Exploitation Disruption Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Lambeth Council

Lambeth Council

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Prevention and Response Coordinator

PO3:
£44,862pa inc. LW rising in annual increments to £48,063.

1 year contract or secondment

About Us:

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth's communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan 'Our Future, Our Lambeth.

To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are 'connected by purpose,' in everything we do to deliver excellence.

We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were develop for staff by staff; Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability.

For more information, please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Borough:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents.

Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London.

Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

About the role

Lambeth Community Safety are offering an opportunity to be part of a team that leads on the operational delivery of a pan-borough approach to disrupting perpetrators of violence, in line with Lambeth's Borough Plan objective of reducing Serious Violence.

We are looking for a skilled individual to support the development and lead the operational delivery of a pan-borough approach to disrupting perpetrators of violence in collaboration with the Prevention and Response manager and lead on managing partnership interventions to disrupt the activity of high-risk perpetrators and members of organised crime networks who are criminally exploiting children and young people in the borough and increasing the risk of serious violence.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

Act as the single point of contact for all council staff and external agencies, relating to violence disruption activity, providing sound advice and guidance about access to appropriate interventions and support.
Support the ongoing review and development of the response to serious crime incidents within the borough, ensuring a clear response to critical incidents is understood and clear action plans are devised and delivered to.
Lead post serious crime incident response action planning to ensure the effective coordination of a range of council and partner resources, for up to a month after the incident. This will include leading environmental visual audits with key stakeholders including local residents and Councillors.

About you

We require a committed, conscientious, reliable, and empathetic person to help us implement our strategy to promote reassurance, safety and prioritises, with the health and wellbeing of Lambeth's residents, business owners and customers a heart of what we do.

You will possess the enthusiasm and self-motivation to rise to the challenges Lambeth presents daily to our diverse communities across Lambeth and share our conviction that by working together with all our partners, we can improve the quality of life for all who live, work, and socialise in our borough.

Please note, an Advanced DBS check will be conducted upon completion of interview process.

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To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:

Knowledge of current issues affecting community safety and violent crime with a particular focus on organised crime / gangs and serious youth violence, criminal exploitation and partnership working in London.
Awareness of appropriate interventions and techniques to disrupt criminal exploitations of children and young people by organised crime groups
Experience of community safety in a culturally diverse urban authority with multiple deprivation and complex social issues
Experience of working with partners across voluntary, statutory, community and business sectors.
Experience of delivering objectives within a highly pressurised environment.
Experience of working within a public protection / safeguarding / multiagency setting. e.g. Child protection, vulnerable adults, MARAC, MAPPA, Gangs

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in the hyperlink below:

Job description & person specification

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 23:59pm on 17th December 2023

Benefits:

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