Communities Officer

• Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils
• Address: Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
• Salary: £37,280 - £44,075 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally.

We are looking for a Community Safety Officer with an Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) specialism to join our Communities Team
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If you share our values and you are motivated to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities, we would love to hear from you.

As our Community Safety Officer, you will encourage and support others to take an active part in helping the councils develop safe, vibrant and healthy places to live.

This is a key role in supporting and developing place-based community development and engagement programmes to help build communities that are safe, strong, cohesive and confident.

More specifically, this role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Babergh and Mid Suffolk's approach to preventing and designing out crime and disorder in particular anti‑social behaviour (ASB) within our local communities.

• Support the development and implementation of intervention activities designed to prevent crime, ASB and the fear of crime, working with other internal teams, external partners and our communities.
• Assist in delivering excellent ASB services to our customers by providing services to the highest possible standards and ensuring that operational performance remains high and improves.
• Responsible for managing an ASB case load, including completing risk assessments to ensure effective risk management plans are in place for victims identified at a higher risk of harm.
• Lead multi‑agency meetings when managing complex ASB cases.
• Assist in the operational delivery of the Western Suffolk Community Safety Partnership ASB priorities, focusing on early intervention and prevention.
• Promote good relationships between the Council, partner agencies, local residents, businesses, communities and schools.

Educated to degree level or an equivalent level of knowledge gained in the workplace, we are looking for a confident person with an adaptable approach and excellent communication skills as these are key attributes for this role.

You will need to demonstrate a good understanding of what it is like to work within a political environment.

You will have:

• experience of dealing and working with the general public
• experience and understanding of working in a multi‑agency community safety environment.
• knowledge and experience of utilising ASB tools and powers available to the Local Authority and taking enforcement action in relation to ASB and resolving conflict situations
• experience of preparing witness statements, legal documents, case reports and attending court
• experience of working within a pressurised environment requiring a high standard of service delivery within tight timescales
• experience of using IT systems to include Outlook, Windows, CRM, to intermediate level
• competent working knowledge of relevant ASB legislation including experience in applying and maintaining an up‑to‑date knowledge of legislation
• efficient time manager and effective communicator, you will be at the forefront of some of our key work streams, engaging with teams across the councils as well as external stakeholders such as voluntary and public sector partners.

This position is subject to a satisfactory DBS check, and you will need to hold a full driving licence with access to a vehicle.

At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.

We serve around 200,000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.

We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:

• 60 conservation areas
• two National Landscapes
• many picturesque market towns

It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in…