Community Safety Officer

Job Introduction

Role Purpose

BCP Council is committed to and has made significant investment in building up its Community Safety capacity to support the BCP Community Safety Partnership with an ambitious strategy and action plan to realise our vision ‘to make Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole a safer and healthier place where communities and businesses thrive and where residents and visitors feel safe and welcomed’. 

Main Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Community Safety Officer to support the Council’s Community Safety Team and the Community Safety Partnership with delivery of strategies and plans through participation within multi-agency groups and meetings, engagement with Council services, and regional, national and local agencies. The role will undertake a range of Community Safety projects, support current local initiatives and be a core contributor to new and developing initiatives working closely with partners such as Dorset Police. You will support the Community Safety Manager and Community Safety Team Leader across a range of work, including serious violent crime, preventing violent extremism, exploitation and other emerging issues. 

You will engage with a wide range of people and services. Whilst working as part of a fast-paced team with varied workstreams, you will also have contact with senior officers and elected members of the Council as well as building and maintaining relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders. 

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate must have great interpersonal skills, be flexible, and be familiar with the Microsoft suite including MS Teams, Excel and Outlook. You will have experience of arranging meetings and taking minutes and actions, delivering presentations and independently prioritising your workload. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative team player who enjoys supporting others to come and work alongside us in strategic project work across all aspects of Community Safety.  

Members of the Team are currently working on a hybrid basis, working flexible hours. The option is available to work from BCP Civic Centre, where ‘hot desking’ operates. Applicants should note that they may be required to work from the Civic Centre, or other locations in the relevant Council area on occasions and when required. 

You will be degree educated or equivalent and have three years relevant experience regarding some of the subject matters mentioned. 

We will be shortlisting on 6th November 2024 with interviews for successful candidates to follow on Tuesday 19th November 2024.  

For informal discussions, please email lauren.duffy@bcpcouncil.gov.uk Community Safety Team Leader in the first instance to arrange a time to speak on the phone or via MS Teams. You should read the full Job Description before making contact.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see support.aspx" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;" rel="noreferrer noopener">our website

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024 or early 2025.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.  Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.