Assistant Resilience Support Officer

London Borough of Sutton; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning portal

Volunteer days

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Wellbeing support

London Living Wage

Job summary

London Borough of Sutton is seeking a resilient and proactive professional to join the Resilience Planning Team. The role crosses council and external partners to enhance community health, safety and resilience planning.

You will contribute to emergency preparedness, response and recovery, business continuity and safety initiatives while supporting transformational projects and key local partnerships.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work across the council and with external partners to enhance community health, safety and reduce crime.
• Assist with a number of transformational projects and provide specialist advice to internal and external strategic partners to support resilience planning.
• You will join an award winning team recognised for coordination work in the borough’s Covid-19 response.

Job description

Length of Employment / Contract End Date 18 months

Working Hours Full Time

Grade F

36

Salary Range £33,987 - £38,739

Salary Basis Per annum

Enhancements/Additional Payments No enhanced / additional payments

Leave Entitlement 27 days

Application Deadline

20/09/2026, 23:55

Anticipated Interview Date(s) W/C 28th September

About the Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

About the Role and our Ideal Candidate

About the role

The role is multi disciplined, dynamic and never dull, it will suit individuals who are willing to push their boundaries, develop new skills and abilities to enhance the resilience of residents, communities and businesses in Kingston.

The post holder will work across the council and with external partners to enhance community health, safety and reduce crime. They will assist with a number of transformational projects and provide specialist advice to internal and external strategic partners to support resilience planning.

About you

The role is multi disciplined, dynamic and never dull, it will suit individuals who are willing to push their boundaries, develop new skills and abilities to enhance the resilience of residents, communities and businesses in Kingston.

About Us

The role reports directly to the Resilience Support Officer and will support all members of the Resilience Planning Team (4 staff in total) and assist with all aspects of emergency preparedness, response, resilience and management of the following work areas:

• Emergency preparedness, response and recovery
• Business Continuity
• Public realm / Community Safety CCTV
• Event applications and Safety Advisory Group
• River Safety Forum

You will be joining an award winning team, who were recognised with a Community Award by the High Sheriff of Greater London for the team’s outstanding coordination work in relation to the borough’s Covid-19 response.

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Additional Information

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.