Community Safety Advisor

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Community Safety Advisor
• Job Location:                     SkillZone 
• Salary:                               £25,979 - £27,334 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     11/10/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   9797 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Team & Role

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) are looking for individuals, who are passionate and committed to help improving outcomes for the Communities for Gloucestershire who are vulnerable and at serious risk from fire.

As a Community Safety Advisor you will be required to arrange and deliver Safe and Well visits to residents in their own homes to provide fire safety equipment and advise where necessary.

You will be required to provide early intervention and prevention activities on health and wellbeing priorities, positively contributing to the development and delivery of these services.

About You

To be successful you will need to have an interest in delivering our Fire Safety message and have an understanding of community safety-related issues. The ideal candidate will be able to embrace new methods of work and technology and will have the ability to be self-motivated, determined, enthusiastic and resilient with excellent attention to detail.

In addition to the above listed criteria, the successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Understanding of partnership working
• Knowledge of Community Safety legislation
• An understanding of Safeguarding processes
• Full UK Driving License

About Us

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

· Flexible and agile working opportunities

· 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

· An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)

· Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family

· Career development and qualification opportunities

· Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

· Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

· An in-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme

· Cycle to Work scheme

· Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

· Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Yvette Greenhouse via email at Yvette.greenhouse@glosfire.gov.uk or by telephone at 07769 881565.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview 29th October. 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Community Safety Advisor - Job Profile

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check including barred list check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.