“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”
About The Role
Are you an experienced community safety professional seeking a high‑impact leadership role? Are you someone who thrives in a dynamic, partnership‑focused environment?
Plymouth City Council is seeking a dedicated Community Safety Manager to lead work that helps create safer communities across the city. In this role, you will support statutory duties, drive partnership delivery and oversee a broad range of operational community safety functions.
Working within the Community Connections Service, you will lead a wide portfolio including antisocial behaviour (ASB), Prevent, modern slavery, serious violence, community cohesion and the work of the Community Safety Partnership.
You will manage a team of operational officers and technical leads, ensuring high‑quality service delivery and strong collaboration with partners. The role requires balancing strategic priorities with emerging operational needs across a busy and complex workload.
You will join a skilled and supportive team committed to delivering excellent community safety outcomes for the city. We value partnership working, professional expertise and making a meaningful difference to the people of Plymouth.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Community Safety
* Provide leadership to the Council’s operational community safety service, including oversight of ASB casework, ASB Case Reviews, associated processes and policies, and PSPOs.
* Strengthen community cohesion by identifying, monitoring and reducing community tensions through engagement and effective partnership working.
* Chair the Channel Panel, ensuring robust multi‑agency risk management and delivery of statutory Prevent safeguarding responsibilities.
* Oversee the team’s approach to modern slavery and other forms of exploitation, ensuring effective case management, strong partnership coordination and statutory compliance.
Community Safety Partnership
* Lead and coordinate the work of the Community Safety Partnership (Safer Plymouth), including delivery of the Strategic Crime Assessment and Partnership Plan.
* Lead delivery of the Serious Violence Duty, ensuring compliance, partnership coordination and a whole‑system response across the city.
* Support the administration and oversight of relevant grant funding, including coordinating applications and meeting monitoring requirements.
People Management & Service Oversight
* Provide line management to a team of Senior Community Safety Officers and Technical Leads, including supervision, performance management, recruitment and professional development.
* Work closely with the Head of Community Safety and in partnership with the VAWG Strategic Lead, Community Youth Service Manager and wider PCC colleagues.
* Deputise for the Head of Community Safety when required.
About You
You will be a skilled practitioner with a strong operational and strategic understanding of community safety and partnership‑based approaches. You will bring:
* Proven experience in managing community safety or related services.
* Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence and build confidence at all levels.
* A committed and proactive approach, with the ability to empower and support your team to deliver high‑quality services.
* A demonstrable track record of effective partnership working.
* Sound knowledge of ASB legislation, the Prevent Duty, exploitation and community cohesion.
* Experience handling sensitive data, complex casework, complaints and statutory requests.
* Excellent communication skills, demonstrating professionalism, diplomacy and resilience.
This is a hybrid role, requiring an average of two days per week in a Plymouth City Council office to ensure effective leadership, team collaboration and delivery of statutory and partnership duties. You must also be flexible and able to work across a range of locations within the city, including supporting frontline staff based in police stations.
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Basic check.
For more information regarding this role, please contact Kristina Ryland via e‑mail - kristina.ryland@plymouth.gov.uk.
Closing date: Sunday 22 March 2026
Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
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