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Community Safety Officer

Contract Type : Permanent

Salary : Grade F - £37,280 per annum

Location : Based at Matlock Fire Station

Hours : 37 hours per week, however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours

Department : Prevention

Reports to: Community Safety Risk Reduction Manager

Closing date : Midnight on Sunday 5th October 2025

The successful applicant will be required to travel around Derbyshire (pool car provided).

At Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, we\'re more than an emergency service-we\'re a team of over 900 dedicated people working together to make Derbyshire safer every day. Whether it\'s responding to emergencies, preventing incidents before they happen, or supporting our frontline teams behind the scenes, every role here makes a real difference.

We\'re proud to be one of the country\'s top-performing fire and rescue services, recently rated \'Good\' in 9 out of 11 areas by His Majesty\'s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). This recognition reflects the professionalism, progress, and dedication of our people. We continue to strive to be an outstanding Service and we know we have more to do.

Working as part of the Prevention Team you will deliver high level targeted intervention to those most at risk living within our communities. Working to reduce fire deaths, injuries and emergency response across Derby and Derbyshire and to promote Health and Wellbeing. We are looking for someone with previous experience in multi-agency working and complex case work. You will be required to undertake school, partnership and group talks centered on reducing the risks of fire, develop links with local partner agencies and carry out safe and well checks, which may involve the fitting of smoke alarms where necessary.

As part of your role, you will be required to work with people who are vulnerable and may be living, for a variety of reasons, in conditions that place them vulnerable to health, safety and wellbeing concerns. A non-judgmental, compassionate, and open-minded approach will therefore be a requisite characteristic of the successful candidate.

An understanding of how to signpost individuals into local services and Safeguarding is essential to the role alongside the workings of external agencies and the services they provide.

You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have experience of presenting information to a wide variety of audiences including working with multi-agency settings. The preparation of reports and knowledge of performance monitoring is required.

• Flexible working hours.
• Family friendly policies.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 27 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service.
• Free, secure on-site car parking.
• Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations.
• Employee discount scheme (Boost) and eligibility to apply for Blue Light Card.
• Employee support networks.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria).
• Occupational Sick Pay subject to length of service, increasing up to 6 months' full & 6 months' half after 5 years' service.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• Eligibility to join Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) offering highly beneficial tax advantages.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/Job/JobDetail?JobId=968

The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday 5th October 2025. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 20th October 2025.

We are a Disability Confident employer committed to equality and fairness at work. Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities. Under the Disability Confident scheme, we will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability that meet the essential criteria for the role.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service\'s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

Police security vetting procedures at the appropriate level will be requested for the successful applicant. Please note that, due to the nature of security checks undertaken, applicants must have 3 years continuous residency in the UK up to the date of the application and Home Office approval for indefinite leave to remain within the UK.

Due to the sensitive nature of the duties that the postholder will be expected to undertake, an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be requested for the successful applicant.

All applicants must have a full valid UK driving licence.