- Community Safety & Anti-Social Behaviour
- Emergency Planning & Business Continuity.
- Oversee the thematic Community Safety function within the Council and contribute, at a senior level, to the development of strategies across the local authority and wider partnership.
- Promote community engagement and empowerment, particularly in relation to building community resilience and capacity.
- Ensure the effective functioning of the Community Safety Partnership through annual assessment of local crime and disorder priorities and consultation with partners and the local community. This will be followed by development of annual action plans, setting out the Community Safety Partnership's strategic and delivery intentions to deal with issues such as anti-social behaviour, gender based & serious violence, modern slavery, substance misuse, violence and re-offending.
- Work with affiliate groups of the Council and its partners to ensure that services and projects are developed and delivered to meet the needs of the local Community Safety Partnership in respect of the Partnership's priorities.
- Lead on coordinating the Council's contribution to the development and implementation of effective arrangements for pan-London local authority and multiagency responses to emergencies, participating in (and, where appropriate, leading) committees and working groups, often including executive officers of other local authorities and equivalent officers from partner organisations.
- Oversee all systems necessary for the successful operation of the service, including leading on the maintenance of the Borough Emergency Control Centre (BECC) capabilities. As required, manage the activation and subsequent running of the BECC and provide advice to the Chief Executive on the Council's strategic response, and the coordination of that response with other local authorities and partners, locally, regionally and nationally.
- Participate in the organisation of multi-agency exercises to test joint emergency plans.
- In conjunction with other Category 1 and 2 responders, develop and maintain appropriate emergency plans, counter-measures to specific risks identified, and methods of warning and informing the public about actual and potential emergencies, as required by the Civil Contingencies Act.
- Represent the London borough of Newham on various local, region and national forums and any relevant sub-committees and working groups, taking a leadership role where appropriate. This applies to both community safety as well as emergency planning.
- The post is subject to a standard DBS check.
- There will be a regular requirement to be "on call" outside of normal business hours as the Councils Emergency Planning Officer. For this, a standby payment will be made.
- There may be occasional need to attend meetings outside of normal hours of working.
- The post-holder will on occasions be required to visit different sites, so the post-holder must either have a valid driving license and the ability to use their own vehicle or a pool car for work purposes, or be able to make alternative transport arrangements
Head of Community Safety and Corporate Resilience - London, United Kingdom - London Borough of Newham
Description
Head of Community Safety and Corporate Resilience
£63,519 - £78,2852
The Head of Community Safety & Corporate Resilience is a mission critical and highly demanding role within the Community Safety Directorate of the London Borough of Newham.
It is essential that before applying, candidates ensure they have proven leadership experience at a senior level and able to evidence the criteria shown on the job description .
Reporting to the Director of Community Safety, the Head of CS&CR will oversee the following service areas:
Key responsibilities include, to:
Candidates must note the following:
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