About the role
Do you want be part of a team that has the interests of the community at its heart? Seeking a new challenge which will see you create safer places and work to protect vulnerable people from crime? Then North Northamptonshire Council has a great opportunity for you to join us as our Safer Communities (Operations) Manager within the Stronger & Safer Communities Service. The Safer Communities Team works to enhance residents' safety and well-being by addressing issues like anti-social behaviour and crime to help make North Northamptonshire a safer place to live, work and visit.
Who we are:
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we provide a wide range of services to its residents and the growing number of businesses based locally. As a Council, we are passionate about providing high quality services to our communities, residents, and businesses. This means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. As a new unitary authority, we are excited with the opportunity we have in building the Council of the future with our local communities. The Council is creating a “one team” culture which will be central to our future approach and will build the solid foundations needed to drive future service improvement.
What will you be doing?
This role is the lead for will be the lead for the operational arrangements relating to community safety including discharging statutory powers in relation to investigation, case management and enforcement of anti-social behaviour and hate crime and managing the provision of CCTV in North Northamptonshire. As the Stronger Communities (Partnership) Manager you will supervise, manage and develop employees within the team, ensure training and regular supervision take place, performance monitoring and managing sickness absence.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main accountabilities for this role.
About you
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
1. extensive knowledge of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Police and Criminal Evidence Act and the statutory guidance frameworks
2. in depth knowledge of the statutory powers, duties and guidance frameworks relating to community safety: domestic abuse, serious violence reduction, Prevent and anti-social behaviour.
3. experience of preparing and reviewing evidential material and preparing case files for prosecution
4. excellent organisational skills
5. experience of working with a variety of stakeholders, colleagues and members of the public
6. experience of working to challenging targets
7. outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
8. possess an abundance of drive and determination
It would also be nice for you to have:
9. experience of managing conflict through diplomacy and negotiation
10. presenting evidence in court proceedings
11. Level 4 in leadership or equivalent
Special features of the post
12. This post requires satisfactory clearance of a Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.
13. Vetting clearance through Northants Police.
The full requirements for the Safer Communities (Partnerships) Manager role are outlined in the attached person specification and will be part of any selection process. Your application supporting statement must clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and where applicable, the desirable requirements for this role as outlined in the person specification.
Where you will be working:
The team is currently based in various locations in North Northamptonshire, your main office base will be in Kettering, but the Council has a flexible working policy and supports hybrid working. The ability to travel across Northamptonshire is essential to this post. There may also be occasions where you will be required to work outside of normal office hours.
Next steps:
If you like what you have read and want to know more about the role, then please contact Hazel Webb via email hazel.webb@northnorthants.gov.uk
Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Monday 7 July 2025
Provisional interview date will be Wednesday 23 July 2025
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
14. a competitive salary
15. a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
16. lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
17. generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
18. hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)