About Us

Would you like to support Community Safety and make a real impact? 

Are you passionate about reducing crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour?

Do you have initiative and innovative ideas to support Community Safety?

We are seeking a Community Safety Support Officer to support Richmond and Wandsworth Councils to deliver, co-ordinated community safety approach to the Alton Estate. This post is a two-year fixed term contract working in the Safer and Stronger Communities Team. You will work with the area’s Community Safety Officer to provide a joined-up approach both before, during, and after, the regeneration programme. The Community Safety Officer role is non-uniformed and predominantly non-enforcement as it is a strategic and partnership role.

Key areas of our community we aim to support include: Serious Violence, Offender Management, Anti-Social Behaviour, Neighbourhoods, Domestic Abuse, Prevent and Radicalisation and Hate Crime. 

About the role

• Seek to respond to crime and anti-social behaviour, working within the Neighbourhoods and Criminal Justice theme to support the wider place shaping work around the Alton Estate regeneration scheme. 
• Co-ordinating, and supporting projects. You need to be able to work well under pressure, prioritise your own workload. Communicate openly and honestly with your colleagues and your manager regarding capacity so that you are adequately supported to perform your role.
• Lead on the coordination of multi-agency problem solving which will involve bringing key partners together through a meeting and agreeing a joint action plan. 
• You will need to have effective problem-solving skills and the ability to produce timely briefings/reports on key initiatives and their outcomes.
• You will be part of a team of Community Safety Officer’s across Richmond and Wandsworth and may be asked to support other areas based on the demands of the service.  

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• We are looking for someone who is hard-working and has some experience in community safety. Knowledge of contextual safeguarding or a trauma informed approach would be useful. Ensuring you familiarise yourself with the councils’ policies 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.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and an ability to respond appropriately to the audience as you will be in contact with lead members (councillors), residents and senior officers. An understanding of multi-agency problem solving is essential along with knowledge of how key agencies work to make communities safer.
• Knowledge of the ECINS platform is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
• You will be part of a team of Community Safety Officer’s across Richmond and Wandsworth and may be asked to support these other areas based on the demands of the service.  

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. The postholder will be required to spend time each week on site, as well as attending the office. There will be the option to work from home on occasion 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.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: 28th December 2025

Shortlisting Date: W/C 29^th December 2025

Interview Date: 8^th - 10^th January 2025

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

You will report directly to the Community Safety Team Manager. For an informal discussion please contact Lee Spear, Community Safety Team Manager lee.spear@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

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. This campaign is anonymised.

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.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils