Community Safety Officer

Job Information

Make a real difference every day.
This is a hands-on, people-focused role supporting the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Prevention programmes across Northumberland. Day to day, you'll coordinate and deliver engaging safety education and interventions, work closely with operational firefighters and partners, support the management of educational programmes and ensure activities for young people and community groups are safe, effective and impactful.

About the team:
You'll be part of Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service's Prevention Department working a team with a diverse skill set. The team works collaboratively with schools, Northumbria Police, council services and community organisations to deliver prevention programmes that directly support the mission of making Northumberland safer.

Who we're looking for:
An organised, proactive and confident individual who enjoys working with people. You'll be a strong communicator, comfortable planning and delivering education programmes and interventions, good at building partnerships, and confident managing safety, administration and records. You'll care about prevention, public service and helping people make safer choices.

Location:
Based in Northumberland, with travel across the county to community venues, schools and fire stations.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

Essential:

• Youth work qualification
• Assessor qualification
• Safeguarding Adults and Children qualification

Desirable:

• Training in Equality and Diversity
• Teaching qualification
• Knowledge of firefighting and Fire Service activities.

Experience and skills include:

• Working directly with challenging children, young people or vulnerable groups, both one-to-one and in group settings.
• Engaging with community or youth groups and delivering community safety or prevention initiatives.
• Ability to prepare, deliver and assess high-quality theoretical and practical learning activities tailored to different audiences.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with the confidence to work effectively with operational staff, partner agencies, parents, carers and referral bodies.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads, manage programme logistics, and meet deadlines in a busy, safety-critical environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information responsibly.
• Willingness and ability to meet the transport and travel requirements of the role.

The successful candidate will be passionate about community safety and prevention, with the professionalism and resilience to work confidently with young people and vulnerable groups. You will be an engaging and credible practitioner, able to deliver both practical and classroom-based training, manage challenging behaviour positively, and uphold the highest standards of safeguarding, safety and confidentiality. Strong organisation, attention to detail and sound judgement are essential, as is the ability to work calmly under pressure while coordinating multiple activities and stakeholders.

You will bring recognised qualifications in youth work and assessment, alongside up-to-date Safeguarding Adults and Children training. You will have working knowledge of health and safety, child protection, and vulnerable adult legislation, applying this confidently through risk assessment, safe working practices and accurate record keeping.

You will demonstrate the core competencies required for the role, including clear and adaptable communication, collaborative working with partners, sound decision-making, practical problem-solving, digital and data awareness, and a strong focus on community needs and service delivery. You will also be comfortable providing day-to-day supervision and support to others involved in programme delivery.

Strengths critical to success in the role include being disciplined in following procedure, highly organised, proactive in preventing risk, precise in documentation and records, and responsible when safeguarding children and overseeing programme delivery.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

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Further information
Please note that this is a full time position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

Alternative application format:

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For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.