Prevent Officer - Community & Programme Support
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Job Description
We are looking for a hard-working candidate to join our Prevent Team to support our local Prevent programme of work. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in supporting and working with the local communities in combating terrorism and radicalisation. With ample opportunity to be out and about in Enfield meeting the diverse local community.
Reference Number: PEO-002111
Salary: SO1 £37,068 - £38,058
Advert closing date: 06/07/2025
Department: People
Location: Thomas Hardy House
Contract type: Fixed Term
Division: Not specified
Hours Per Week: 36
Contract End Date: 31/03/2026
Interview Date: w/c 14/07/2025
Job Description
We are looking for a hard-working candidate to join our Prevent Team to support our local Prevent programme of work. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in supporting and working with the local communities in combating terrorism and radicalisation. With ample opportunity to be out and about in Enfield meeting the diverse local community.
The Prevent programme is part of the Government’s counter terrorism strategy CONTEST. The aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism, by challenging terrorist ideology, supporting vulnerable people, and working in partnership with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation.
Good partnership work with local communities plays a major part in the successful delivery of Prevent objectives within Enfield. This exciting role of the Prevent Officer will identify, build and maintain a network of community contacts to improve coordination of Prevent delivery. The post holder will also need to provide efficient project administration support, arranging meetings, taking minutes and providing support to other members in the team as required.
This is a unique & exciting opportunity that will suite a candidate who:
* Enjoys working with local communities and has good communications skills,
* has an interest in counter terrorism and international events,
* is willing to learn more about counter terrorism and keeping the community safe
* has experience of working in a team and providing administrative support,
* is politically aware and interested in local and national policy,
* has or is willing to undertake a CTC/SC Security clearance.
Your application must be supported by a supporting statement, the supporting statement should address how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification of this job. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.
Applications that do not provide a supporting statement to addresses the Person Specification of this post will not be considered.
The post is initially offered on a contract until the end of March 2026, and possible extension to March 2027 depending on renewed funding being available.
Due to the nature of the work, the successful applicant will be required to work flexibly, including attending events outside of normal working hours when necessary.
Candidates should be available for Interviews on the week commencing 14th July 2025 .
Contact details
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role please contact Suj Ponnampalam - Prevent Programme Manager on 020 8132 1393. If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Debola Olufon at debola.olufon@enfield.gov.uk
Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/
“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
* An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
* A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
* Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
* Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
* Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
* Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
* 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
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