Community Prevention Officer

About Us

The Changing Futures Programme Sussex is one of 15 national Programme’s bringing together public and community sector partners to redesign ways that local systems and services are designed, delivered and commissioned to better meet the needs of people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Changing Futures Sussex works in partnership and is embedded across the three Local Authority areas:
East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Salary: £28,624 - £31,067 per annum

Contract:

Fixed Term until 31/03/2026

This role could also be offered as a secondment to an internal applicant; please ensure that you have permission from your line manager before applying.

Working Pattern:
Full time, 37 hours per week

Location:

Glebelands, Shoreham

An opportunity has arisen for a role to join the Changing Futures Programme Sussex as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) located within the Communities Directorate at West Sussex County Council.

Multiple Disadvantage is defined by the national Changing Futures Programme as people who experience three or more of: homelessness, current or historical offending, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and mental ill health.

The Changing Futures Programme Sussex aims to create an environment where individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage can receive flexible, trauma informed, person-centred support when they need it, leading to increased periods of stability and more opportunities to make positive changes in their lives.

For more information around the Changing Futures Programme, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or email Lyndsey.ll

You will possess good verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to organise and present information clearly, concisely, and accurately in ways that promote understanding, both verbally and in writing. You will need to work in a time limited, resilient, adaptable and organised way. You’ll also need to work proportionately and record accurately.

The role requires lengthy periods of concentration. You’ll need to be committed to continuing professional development, ensuring that your knowledge, skill, and practice is up to date.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and / or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• an array of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans