Community Safety Support Officer

Job Introduction

Fixed-term for one year

Role Purpose

We are recruiting for a Community Safety Support Officer to support the Council’s Community Safety Team and the BCP Community Safety Partnership with delivery of strategies and plans through the facilitation of multi-agency groups and meetings, engagement with Council services, and regional, national, and local agencies. The role will undertake a range of administrative and support activities with a particular focus on domestic abuse and close working with Dorset Police. The successful candidate must have experience in working in a team and be familiar with the Microsoft suite including MS Teams, Excel and Outlook. We are looking for an upbeat and positive person who enjoys supporting others, to come and work alongside us in providing information and support across all aspects of Community Safety.   

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Community Safety Manager with organising the programme schedule of the Community Safety Partnership. This includes arranging meetings, following up on allocated tasks, and supporting programme updates. 
• Support effectiveness of the Partnership’s groups by ensuring the appropriate systems of performance and development, communications, equality measures, monitoring and review are in place, particularly around domestic abuse issues. 
• Provide administrative coordination to ensure the smooth running of office systems and processes, such as arranging meetings, ordering services and supplies, and dealing with external and internal correspondences. 
• Support the work of the Community Safety Team and the wider Communities Directorate. 
• Maintain accurate, timely and legible records. Data input, update, data extraction, photocopying, scanning, filing, and typing. 
• Research relevant local and national community safety issues and contribute to any reports that may be required and maintain a level of knowledge to give advice and guidance to colleagues and partners. 
• Produce high quality output to include written, oral, and visual (infographic) interpretation and presentation. 
• Establish, promote, and actively demonstrate high professional standards in information management, analysis and use. 
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post, and the objectives of the service and Council. 
• Respond to routine correspondence and enquiries. 

The Ideal Candidate

You will have excellent communication skills, previous experience of arranging meetings and taking minutes and using bespoke databases. You must be able to work effectively as part of a team, prioritising your workload with minimal supervision, with the ability to work accurately under pressure on sensitive subject matter. Excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible approach are also essential. A good standard of general education will be required.  

For an informal conversation please contact Tina Symington on 01202 093691 or Email: Tina.Symington@bcpcouncil.gov.uk 

Interviews will be conducted at Bournemouth Civic Centre on Monday 7th April

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 here

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.

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.