TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
PARTNERSHIPS
Partnerships Officer Community Safety
£25,584 - £27,711 per annum pro rata
Home working contract
25 hours per week
Permanent
Set in the beautiful county of Staffordshire, Tamworth is a vibrant town with rich heritage. Located in the centre of Britain, with a growing population of over 77,000 people, Tamworth is a borough with much to be proud of. Our transport links, unique shopping experience, developing town centre, green spaces, leisure offer, including our cultural and wide-ranging outdoor events programme, as well as our heritage buildings, all help make it a great place to live, work, study, and visit.
In addition to all that Tamworth already has to offer, exciting times are ahead as we embark on a period of significant transformation. Multi-million-pound projects, such as the Future High Street Fund development will help to bring about lasting change and improvements in the future. This will assist with our mission to restore Tamworth town centre as the beating heart of the community, a place that people want to visit, rather than a place they have to visit.
Working for Tamworth Borough Council is more than just a job, it’s about making life better for the people who live and work in the Borough. We recognise that everybody who works at Tamworth Borough Council is key to successfully delivering its aims and objectives. We can’t do this without skilled and ambitious workforce working in a positive environment empowered to do their best.
We are seeking to recruit a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the partnerships team. You will play a key role in working with community safety partners, statutory partners and the voluntary and community sector partners in Tamworth to deliver and support innovative multi-agency approaches to meet the needs of communities and deliver a range of partnership plans and work with the public on prevention and education of issues that affect our communities.
The person we are looking for will have the skills and experience to:
• Work to deliver a range of Community Safety and Earliest Help campaigns/educational initiatives, talks and events with partners using a variety of methods including social media, website, print based and face to face awareness
• Assist the team with anti-social behaviour and environmental crime including evidence gathering, prevention, education and advice with the public and other agencies
• To co-ordinate our approach to domestic abuse including accreditation
• Ensure that the required financial, feedback, statutory and reporting information is collected, analysed and utilised for service delivery decision making
• Work with other directorates and agencies to problem solve emerging vulnerability, domestic abuse, criminal exploitation and ASB concerns more effectively
• Act as a single point of contact for any future partnership work with the County Council around relevant Districts Data collection
Knowledge of partnership working, community safety, and anti-social behaviour within the voluntary and community sector is desirable. We are looking for an individual with a “can do” approach who will be able to work on their own initiative as well as in a team and who can communicate effectively with members of the Council, a range of partner organisations, and the public.
We have an extensive benefits package including flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, discounted gym membership, and payment of professional fees (where applicable), for further details please refer to the application information document on our website.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, medical clearance and DBS check.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Hall, Safer Community and Homes Manager, on 07580 591365 or Jackie Hodgkinson, Partnerships Vulnerability Officer, on 07966 287016.
For further information and to apply please visit Tamworth BC Jobs.
Late applications and/or CVs will not be accepted. Agencies need not apply.
If you have any queries about the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@tamworth.gov.uk.
Closing date: 10th February 2025
Shortlisting: 12th February 2025
Interview date: 24th February 2025
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. Therefore, you are advised to submit your completed application as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered. Following the closing date, the Recruiting Manager will shortlist, and you will be notified.
Tamworth Borough Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We operate two guaranteed interview schemes which support individuals who meet all the essential criteria to be guaranteed an interview for a vacancy. The Disability Committed Employer scheme supports applicants with a disability and the Veterans Guaranteed interview scheme supports those defined as veterans, military spouses/partners and cadet instructors.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for relevant posts.
We are committed to ensuring that people are not disadvantaged in accessing our services. We will make reasonable adjustments for those people that need further assistance, depending on the individual’s needs, further guidance can be found in our Reasonable Adjustments guidance Equality and diversity | Tamworth Borough Council.
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