About the Role
The Community Safety Team works with residents, partners, and local organisations to help people feel safe and supported across Bath & North East Somerset.
Responsibilities
* Lead the delivery of community safety activity across the council and with key partners, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and local priorities are responded to effectively.
* Develop and manage projects and services, commission and monitor support provision, and lead partnership responses to complex community safety issues.
* Cover responsibilities across antisocial behaviour, domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, serious and organised crime, safeguarding and reducing reoffending.
* Chair and contribute to multi‑agency problem‑solving and case review meetings, identify funding opportunities, and contribute to reports, briefings and strategic assessments.
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience.
* Experience of working in community safety and with knowledge of safeguarding.
* Experience of managing projects or services and responding to complex or sensitive issues.
* Proven ability to work collaboratively in partnership across organisations and with local communities.
* Confident communicator, with experience of influencing, negotiating and chairing meetings.
* Committed to inclusive, preventative and victim‑centred approaches.
* Motivated by public service and focused on delivering positive outcomes for residents.
Required Checks
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Safeguarding Statement
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
EEO Statement
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We are a Disability Confident Employer. The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job‑share, part‑time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
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