Community Safety Officer - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

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Employer
Kingston Council


Location(s)
Kingston


Contract Type
Permanent


Working Hours
Full Time


Grade
H/I


Hour Per Week
36


Salary Range
£37,038 - £46,857


Salary Basis
Per annum


Leave Entitlement
29 days


Application Deadline
05/02/2023, 23:55


Anticipated Interview Date(s)
Provisional interview dates: 14th, 15th and 16th February 2023


About the Borough


This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage.

Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.


Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride.

The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.


We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength.

The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic.

Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.


Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough.

In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.


About the Role


This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Community Safety Team in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

You will join a small team of officers who support the Safer Kingston Partnership to determine strategic crime priorities based on an assessment of risk, threat and harm, and to focus resources accordingly.


You will be responsible for building strong internal and external relationships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations, communities and individuals to coordinate the borough's response to matters relating to community safety.

You will have the opportunity to work on a range of community safety priorities and projects and have responsibility for developing and delivering a programme of community engagement.


You will work closely with strategic leads and the Safer Kingston Partnership to develop and implement local delivery plans for each of the strategic priorities.

These currently include; violence, vulnerability and exploitation, violence against women and girls, antisocial behaviour, reducing offending and reoffending, reducing substance misuse and statutory responsibilities relating to Counter Terrorism.


You will advise various agencies, individuals and businesses on problem solving methodologies and crime prevention initiatives and deliver effective partnership activity working with communities, police and other partner agencies.


About Us

Whilst the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is consistently one of the safest boroughs in London, community safety remains one of the key community priorities.

These new roles are based in the Council's Community Safety Team and you will have the opportunity to play a part in developing this growing area of work.

The Team work on behalf of the Safer Kingston Partnership, which is a multi-agency strategic group made up of both responsible authorities and co-operating bodies that have a common goal, which is to make Kingston a safer place to live, visit, work and learn.

The responsible authorities are the Metropolitan Police Service, Local Authority, National Probation Service, London Fire Brigade and the Clinical Commissioning Group.

Co-operating bodies include the London Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as well as local partners from the business and voluntary sector with an interest in community safety.

The Safer Kingston Partnership also works closely with Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership and Kingston Sa
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