Job Introduction
Safer Bradford, our district Community Safety Partnership, is seeking a highly motivated Officer to support the delivery of the district Community Safety Partnership Plan and to drive innovation.
You will need to be skilled, experienced and able to:
- Work at a senior level to lead on strategies which intervene early to prevent and reduce crime in the district’s neighbourhoods and communities.
- Lead the delivery of key aspects of the district Safer Communities Plan driving the input and resources of partners into this agenda
Taking the lead and driving innovation you will deliver initiatives from inception to outcome. Showing a good understanding of the need to work alongside the district’s communities to achieve goals in partnership. You will need to be flexible and a strong team player.
Further details can be found on the attached Job Profile. Applicants will need to demonstrate they meet all the special knowledge and experience / qualification requirements detailed in the Job Profile.
Required experience:
- Hold a relevant degree or equivalent and practical full time experience working within a complex multi-agency setting at a senior level.
- Carries out the working practices, procedures and basic operations across services related to community safety
- Uses a range of specialist ICT systems across own work area and or across other areas of work.
- Oversees or contributes to the management of a budget , keeping costs within agreed levels for own section/team
- Uses, interprets, analyses, communicates complex numerical information.
- Demonstrate understanding of key government policies and new legislation impacting upon the functions, leadership and organisational parameters of CBMDC and its partners, especially that related to community safety
- Able to engage and understand where there are barriers to people or groups accessing community safety services and respond appropriately.
- Significant experience of working with marginalised and/or disadvantaged communities and shown leadership in measures to improve quality of life indicators.
- Creating productive strategies which meet the long term needs of communities and maximise the use of resources to create beneficial outcomes and sustainable solutions.
- Significant experience of working with a range of partners to agree joint work programmes which achieve positive outcomes in our communities
- Demonstrate project planning and management skills.
An enhanced with barred list disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
This is a permanent post with funding renewed annually by West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If you are interested in joining our team and would like some further information: please contact Michael Churley, Community Safety Co-ordinator, on phone number 07582100367 or by email on Michael.Churley@bradford.gov.uk
Equal Opportunities
We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members.
