* Salary:
Grade I SCP, £41,771 - £46,142
* Location:
Bootle Town Hall
* Contract:
Permanent
* Working Pattern:
Full Time
* Hours:
36 hours.
We are looking for an experienced anti-social behaviour (ASB) officer to join the Communities team at Sefton Council. The successful candidate will lead our response to preventing and tackling anti-social behaviour on a neighbourhood footprint as part of our collaborative efforts to build safer, stronger communities.
This role provides an opportunity to make a difference and create safer, more inclusive communities. It will provide a consistent approach to community safety, blending prevention, diversion and enforcement to help communities deal with potential and actual anti-social behaviour.
The role will provide an effective contact for customers reporting ASB to create a culture of confidence in our services, investigating and responding to all ASB complaints.
What you will need to succeed
We are looking for someone that can evidence a proven track record or who can demonstrate ability of working restoratively with victims and offenders to promote behaviour change and reduce community impact. This will be whilst managing a safer neighbourhoods caseload including initial assessment of seriousness and priority, investigation and legal recourse.
The role will also develop effective partnerships across neighbourhoods to address complex cases and issues identified in neighbourhood plans, developing action plans with partners and leading the implementation of these plans to enhance community safety.
You will need experience in the delivery of frontline anti-social behaviour case work, and experience of and the ability to work within a multi-agency team and be able to work collaboratively with colleagues in neighbourhood teams to update them on cases and issues within communities.
You will also need to have knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices in restorative justice, anti-social behaviour, and community safety partnerships. Applying current criminal and civil legislation related to anti-social behaviour across all housing tenures, with practical interpretation skills will also be vital. As well as making best use of legal resources, conducting court advocacy, and liaising with legal services providers where necessary.
It will be a key part of the role to undertake research and investigate opportunities for action and best practice, and to identify funding sources, prepare bids, and to seek to maximise effective use of resources for safer neighbourhood's work.
Your confident and connected Borough
Sefton is a vibrant local authority on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards delivering its exciting 2030 Vision. This journey is shared with our partners and communities as we strive to ensure Sefton is a confident and connected Borough.
Sefton has a strong track record of partnership working and for having a motivated and dedicated workforce that is resilient and adaptable, it puts the Council in the best possible place to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.
If this is you, we look forward to receiving your application for this role.
Interviews expected to take place mid-late October 2025.