Safer Streets Warden Ref: 37-25

Job Advert

Salary: Grade 9, (£25,539 - £31,645) per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Basis: Fixed-term
Place of Work: Breckland Council, Thetford based with work & travel around the District.

Would you like a job where what you do:

Helps tackle crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour in our community?
Helps ensure residents and visitors feel safer?
Makes a real difference to businesses and local community?
Contributes to our Community alcohol partnership
Deals with Environmental Crime and improves local neighbourhoods?

We are seeking a Safer Street warden to contribute to the deterrence and reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour in Thetford Town Centre and other towns by providing visible, patrols and building strong relationships in the community. There will be a need to work some unsociable hours.

You will:

Deter crime and anti-social behaviour, promote community safety and reduce residents fear of crime by providing high visibility, uniformed, patrols on foot in Thetford town centre and other targeted neighbourhoods.
Provide a reassuring presence and be ready to assist members of the public in distress or fear for their safety.
Build effective relationships with internal and external partners, the community, community groups and businesses to address issues of community safety and attend multi-agency meeting as required.
Provide advice, information and support to residents, businesses and visitors on how to report their community safety concerns and incidents of anti-social behaviour.
To gather evidence to support action against those committing crime, environmental crime or anti-social behaviour.
Providing a variety of low-level interventions and friendly engagements to deter anti-social behaviour.
Where necessary and in accordance with our enforcement policy, carry out enforcement of breaches of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) and other hotspot areas of low-level crime and anti-social behaviour, including completing risk assessments of victims and witnesses, which may include issuing of fixed penalty notices and other types of formal action
To effectively work and engage with internal and external partners .
To prepare detailed and accurate reports and present them in court if required.
Work flexibly including weekends, evenings and bank holidays, as required by the rota.
Participate in effective evaluation of the initiative
Attend relevant training.

About you:

The type of person that you are, and your attitude is just as important to us as your working experience. People like dealing with you because you make things easy for them to understand and you focus on and listen to what they say. You are empathetic and will do whatever you can to help, which allows you to quickly establish rapport and build strong relationships.

You exude confidence, remain calm and collected during difficult situations or confrontation and can effectively de-escalate the situation.

You will deal sensitively and confidentially with situations that may be challenging but require clear and logical decisions to be made. You keep going no matter how difficult things get and use setbacks as a springboard for greater success.

You are passionate about providing the best possible service for our residents.

OK, I'm interested... But is it really the job for me?

As our Street Warden you will have:

Experience of working with members of the public, including in challenging and confrontational situations
Experience of working in a similar role.
Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Community Safety and Anti-Social Behaviour
Experience of risk assessment in a community focused role

Please see job description and person Specification for a more comprehensive list of duties and qualities needed.

If you would like to know more about this role, please email craig.fowler@breckland.gov.uk , Environmental Health & Licensing