Vacancy Description Title Anti-Social Behaviour Officer Service Area/School Place - Neighbourhoods About Us Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites. The Community Safety Services Team is located within Communities Department. They have the responsibility of providing a multi-agency approach to reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behavior across Bexley and coordinating the Community Safety Strategy and delivery plan. About The Role The Community Safety Services Team is located within Communities Department. They have the responsibility of providing a multi-agency approach to reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behavior across Bexley and coordinating the Community Safety Strategy and delivery plan. Community Safety brings together the relevant statutory Partners of the borough who have a responsibility for this work which includes London Borough of Bexley, Metropolitan Police, National Probation Service, London Fire Brigade and Health along with voluntary organisations and other key local authority based services who come together to develop plans and strategies to reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behavior. The Community Safety Services team take the lead in several key community safety functions. These currently include, monitoring and reducing Anti-Social behaviour, ensuring plans are in place in relation to the Prevent Agenda (Counter Terrorism and radicalisation) along with Integrated Offender Management and Serious Violence including all forms of exploitation and supporting high risk vulnerable victims. We currently have an exciting opportunity for the recruitment of an ASB Officer which is a permanent, full time position of 36 hours per week. This is an ideal role for someone that wants to make a difference to residents lives. In working collaboratively with partner agencies, the role will make a difference in keeping people safe. The post will sit within Community Safety Services and will be managed by the Community Safety Co Ordinator (ASB). The post will lead on the Prevention and Early intervention for anti social behaviour. We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Emma Leathers via Emma.Leathersbexley.gov.uk. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date Candidate Profile This Role Will Include To assist in the operational delivery of Bexley Community Safety Partnership ASB priorities focusing on early intervention and prevention. To support the delivery of Anti Social Behavior Priorities. To promote good relationships between the Council, partner agencies, local residents, business communities and schools. To lead the co-ordination, delivery and implementation of early intervention tools and powers such as Acceptable Behavior Contracts and Community Protection Notice Warnings. This is an exciting opportunity to join the busy community safety team. You will need to have experience of working in a multi agency setting and identifying, supporting and engaging community groups. The postholder would need to be able to work as part of a team as well as using own initiative. Some evening and weekend attendance may be required. For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. How To Apply Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button. Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload. If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence. Additional Information As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitmentbexley.gov.uk. This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager. Grade BEXLEY08 Contract Type Permanent Employment Details Contract Hours 36.00 Salary £31,440 - £33,957 per annum Vacancy Location Location South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices Attachments Job Description JD - Community Safety Officer (ASB) (1).pdf (81 Kb) Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)