The Role

You will be responsible for the geographic area covering the Nine Elms development and for building strong relationships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations, communities and individuals to collectively address persistent and problematic crime and anti-social behaviour. You will encourage and develop the involvement of the public through Neighbourhood Watch and business participation groups and work to deliver priorities and actions in the community safety plan and the Nine Elms development plan.

You will need strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to respond appropriately to the audience. An understanding of multi agency problem solving is essential along with knowledge of how key agencies work to make communities safer.

You will be responsible for leading on key crime prevention work in line with the local community safety plan for Wandsworth.

Knowledge of Safeguarding, Council processes as well as key legislation is fundamental to the role. In particular you must have a working knowledge of the ASB, Police and Crime Act 2014.

You will need to have effective investigative skills and the ability to produce timely briefings/reports on key initiatives and their outcomes.

You will work very closely with the Nine Elms development team to compliment their work and help them design out potential crime issues.

Strong negotiating skills are pertinent to this role and an ability to form strong links with agencies, third sector and private companies is essential.

You will report directly to the Community Safety Manager.

For an informal discussion please contact Daryl Edmunds, Neighbourhoods and Criminal Justice Manager (Tel 020 8871 7037/ 07572 864795).

In return, we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance. The standard working week for this job is a 36 hour working week (Full Time) but we are open to discussing alternative working patterns. We can also offer the chance to work from home and a generous holiday allowance, 31 days plus bank holidays.

In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops, and other establishments. A wide range of developmental opportunities are also offered.

Richmond and Wandsworth are currently reviewing our pay, reward and benefits framework, in partnership with Trade Union colleagues. We are developing different options that make sure we have a fair and transparent system in place.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  Tuesday 2nd April 2019

Shortlisting Date: Wednesday 3rd April 2019

Interview Date: w/c 8th April 2019

Please note that these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are pleased to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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