puestos de Security Guard en Gran Bretaña

PO3 - 43,545 - 52,767

Fixed term until 31 March 2027 or Secondment

Full Time (36 hours per week)

Wandsworth Town Hall, 98 Wandsworth High Street, London SW18 2PP

Advanced DBS required; Strong knowledge of Anti‑Social Behaviour (ASB) essential

You will lead and coordinate community safety initiatives within Wandsworth, working strategically with partners to reduce crime, anti‑social behaviour, and improve community cohesion.Your role supports the objectives of the Safer and Stronger Communities Team, focusing on prevention, partnership working, and problem‑solving to make communities safer.The Service works on key themes including Serious Violence, Offender Management, Anti‑Social Behaviour, Neighbourhoods, Domestic Abuse, Prevent and Radicalisation and Hate Crime.

The Community Safety Officer role is non‑uniformed and predominantly non‑enforcement as it is a strategic and partnership role which sits within the Community Safety Service and reports directly into the Community Safety Partnership Board.

• Coordinate key crime prevention work in line with the local community safety plans for Richmond and Wandsworth which may involve community engagement events and commissioning of projects to meet gaps in services within your area.
• Engage with residents, councillors, and senior officers to address community safety concerns.
• Develop and implement local community safety plans, including commissioning services.
• Ensure compliance with key legislation such as the ASB, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
• You will need to have effective problem‑solving skills and the ability to produce timely briefings/reports on key initiatives and their outcomes.
• Work flexibly across Wandsworth Town Hall, community venues, and from home.
• Knowledge of the ECINS platform is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

• Knowledge of Section 17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ASB Crime and Policing Act 2014, and Crime and Policing Bill 2025.
• Strong experience using ASB tools and powers.
• Knowledge of contextual safeguarding or a trauma‑informed approach would be useful. Ensuring you familiarise yourself with the councils' policies as well as key legislation is fundamental to the role. In particular you must have a working knowledge of the ASB, Police and Crime Act 2014.
• Proven ability to reduce crime and ASB through partnership and problem‑solving models.
• Understanding of multi‑agency working, including panels, information sharing, and data protection.
• Ability to build and strengthen partnerships across statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to respond appropriately to the audience as you will be in contact with lead members (councillors), residents and senior officers. An understanding of multi‑agency problem‑solving is essential along with knowledge of how key agencies work to make communities safer.

Closing Date: Thursday 4th December 2025

Shortlisting Date: Friday 5th December 2025

Interview Dates: 9th & 10th December 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

For an informal conversation please contact Lee Spears Team Manager lee.spear@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.