Community Safety Officer

WMJobs; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Agile working

Annual leave entitlement + bankhols

Vivup discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking Community Support Officers to join the Prevention Team within Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. You will help develop, promote and deliver prevention activities to reduce fires and emergencies across the county, requiring strong organisation and communication skills.

Hours are 09:00–17:00, Monday to Friday. The role involves engaging with diverse communities, coordinating events, and working with partner agencies while upholding ethics and safeguarding

Qualifications

• Be comfortable talking to people.
• Think logically but be creative with solutions.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Have a keen eye for detail.
• Available to work 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Assist with and deliver all prevention work and safety initiatives.
• Provide expert advice and feedback to colleagues and partner agencies on high risk issues.
• Assist with Youth Engagement Programmes.
• Deliver Warwickshire intervention for Safety awareness and Fire Education (SAFE) and follow case management protocols.
• Coordinate multi agency events and assist in their delivery.
• Assist with the Hospital to Home Service when required.
• Adhere to the Core Code Of Ethics principles and behaviours.

Job description

Warwickshire County Council, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to appoint a number of committed and enthusiastic Community Support Officers to work as part of the Prevention Team in a busy and dynamic work environment.

About The Role

The role of a Warwickshire Fire and Rescue, Community Support Officers is to, develop, promote, and deliver our strategic intentions around Prevention activities across Warwickshire. This role is key, to the continued reduction in fires and other emergencies across the county. You will need to be well organised and apply good communication skills as well as effectively use a range of software packages.

Key Requirements

As a Community Support Officer within the team you will:

• Assist with and deliver all prevention work and safety initiatives.
• Provide expert advice, support and feedback to colleagues and partner agencies on high risk issues.
• Assist with Youth Engagement Programmes.
• Form part of the delivery team for Warwickshire intervention for Safety awareness and Fire Education (SAFE) and adhere to associated case management protocols.
• Coordinate multi agency events and assist in their delivery (when needed).
• Assist with the delivery of the Hospital to Home Service when required.
• Understand and adopt the Core Code Of Ethics principles and behaviours.

You will need to:

• Be comfortable talking to people and ask them questions
• Think logically but also be creative with solutions
• Be able to work as part of a team with a variety of different people
• Have a keen eye for detail
• Be available to work 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs, Monday to Friday.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire –

This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Moreno Francioso - [e-mail]

Closing date: Thursday 12th November 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th November 2026

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more