Assistant Resilience Support Officer

Length of Employment / Contract End Date 18 months

Working Hours Full Time

Grade F

36

Salary Range £33,987 - £38,739

Salary Basis Per annum

Enhancements/Additional Payments No enhanced / additional payments

Leave Entitlement 27 days

Final date to receive applications

20/09/2026, 23:55

Anticipated Interview Date(s) W/C 28th September

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

The role is multi disciplined, dynamic and never dull, it will suit individuals who are willing to push their boundaries, develop new skills and abilities to enhance the resilience of residents, communities and businesses in Kingston.

The post holder will work across the council and with external partners to enhance community health, safety and reduce crime. They will assist with a number of transformational projects and provide specialist advice to internal and external strategic partners to support resilience planning.

The role is multi disciplined, dynamic and never dull, it will suit individuals who are willing to push their boundaries, develop new skills and abilities to enhance the resilience of residents, communities and businesses in Kingston.

The role reports directly to the Resilience Support Officer and will support all members of the Resilience Planning Team (4 staff in total) and assist with all aspects of emergency preparedness, response, resilience and management of the following work areas:

• Emergency preparedness, response and recovery
• Business Continuity
• Public realm / Community Safety CCTV
• Event applications and Safety Advisory Group
• River Safety Forum

You will be joining an award winning team, who were recognised with a Community Award by the High Sheriff of Greater London for the team’s outstanding coordination work in relation to the borough’s Covid-19 response.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support