Community Empowerment & Safety Officer

Social Care Today; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive leave entitlement

Generous local government pension

Wellbeing support and staff networks

Development and training opportunities

Staff discounts and benefits schemes

Job summary

City of Doncaster Council is recruiting three Stronger Communities Officers to work across the city in a fully community‑based role. Each post will be based at one of our locality bases and requires a full driving licence.

The role focuses on frontline, person‑centred service delivery to help communities stay healthy, active and independent, using asset‑based approaches and prevention activity. We offer competitive benefits including a generous pension, wellbeing support, development

Qualifications

• Experience in developing strong and resilient communities using innovative, asset‑based community development approaches.
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour and community safety legislation, and practical experience of applying relevant tools and powers.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organisational and negotiation skills, with a solution‑focused approach and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policy agendas and programmes linked to service priorities, such as the Supporting Families agenda, Crime and Policing Act, Community Led Support and Wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Frontline delivery of a person‑centred, all‑age service within a locality, helping people lead healthy, active lives and remain independent for longer.
• Supporting an asset‑based community development approach that promotes strengths‑based practice and enables individuals to exercise choice and control in how they are supported.
• Delivering early intervention and prevention activity to reduce escalation into higher‑cost services.
• Tackling low‑level crime, anti‑social behaviour, hate crime and criminal damage, and providing support to victims and vulnerable residents using both enforcement tools and targeted interventions, including case management where appropriate.
• Using partnership intelligence, data and analysis to identify hotspots and inform targeted prevention and early‑intervention planning.
• Identifying and supporting individuals and families to achieve positive and sustained outcomes, including through programmes such as Stronger Families and the wider Wellbeing agenda.
• Contributing directly to Community Led Support and community capacity building, enabling residents to access and deliver local services, drive local innovation, and maintain independence within their communities.
• Developing a strong understanding of local needs to support communities to develop their own solutions.
• Acting as a key link for work involving Complex Lives, vulnerable individuals, and cases where wider community impact is identified.
• Supporting the delivery of community projects through a range of funding opportunities.
• Working with local Ward Members to support them in their community leadership roles.

Skills

Asset-based community development

Anti-social behaviour knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

City of Doncaster Council is recruiting three Stronger Communities Officers to work across the city in a fully community‑based role. Each post will be based at one of our locality bases and requires a full driving licence.

The role focuses on frontline, person‑centred service delivery to help communities stay healthy, active and independent, using asset‑based approaches and prevention activity. We offer competitive benefits including a generous pension, wellbeing support, development