Community Safety and Project Support Officer

East Cambridgeshire District Council; Ely; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

East Cambridgeshire District Council is seeking an enthusiastic Community Safety and Project Support Officer to coordinate community safety efforts. This role involves addressing crime and disorder issues through partnerships and requires strong negotiation and interpersonal skills. The position is full time and fixed term until March 2027, offering various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Childcare scheme (in approved cases)

Training and development

Occupational health programme

Holiday and sickness scheme entitlements

Qualifications

• Experience working with external organisations.
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour and its impacts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts of Community Safety Partnership agencies.
• Deliver local problem solving for community crime issues.
• Maintain good working relationships and deliver information.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of crime and disorder

Job description

This post is funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) as part of it’sPutting Communities First initiative.The Council is seeking an enthusiastic Community Safety and Project Support Officer. You willcoordinate the efforts of East Cambs Community Safety Partnership (ECCSP) agencies to deliver local problem solving to address local community level crime and disorder issues which matter most to people who live and work in the area, as set out in theCrime and Disorder Reduction Grant Agreement.

The post holder willhave experience of working with a range of external organisations to deliver successful outcomes and will haveexcellent negotiation and interpersonal skills to maintain good working relationships and deliver information to a range of audiences. The successful candidate will possess knowledge of crime and disorder and anti-social behaviour issues and their impacts on communities.

This is a fixed term post until 31 March 2027 and is full time (37 hours per week).

Benefits

In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:

• flexible working
• childcare scheme (in approved cases)
• training and development
• occupational health programme
• holiday and sickness scheme entitlements

If you are looking to work for an organisation that prioritises environmental sustainability, the Council has made a clear commitment to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner and has recently been awarded the silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme as well as coming 22nd (out of 164) on the latest national council climate scorecard.

For an informal discussion regarding the post please contact Emma Graves, Neighbourhood and Community Safety Team Leader on 01353 665555.

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This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2023) and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or convictions. You can find more details about our policies for ex-offenders in the Recruitment Policy available on the on the website.

Closing date for completed applications is: Friday 27 June 2025

The selection process will be held on: Friday 11 July 2025

Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted by the HR Department with the confirmation of an interview. If you have not been contacted by that date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

The council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy.