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INTERNAL VACANCY This is an incredible opportunity to gain valuable experience of working at Head of Service level as we seek to ensure the service can deliver our statutory Community Safety responsibilities into the future. The successful candidate will work across York and North Yorkshire to influence and shape strategic crime reduction strategies and policies for the City of York Council and its statutory partners. They will provide innovative solutions to crime, anti-social behaviour (ASB), substance misuse and fear of crime where no bespoke solution is available. Also influence the strategic contribution of all statutory partners and other key stakeholders engaged in crime and disorder reduction and to ensure that their policies and processes support delivery of the Community Safety Strategy. They will also influence and shape partner activities such that policies and processes support the delivery of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime &amp; Policing Act 2014 and lead City of York Councils statutory duty under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015, Serious Violence Duty and Prevent Duty. This post is suitable as a job share opportunity. As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it. If you are an internal candidate interested in applying for this job as a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your current line manager before submitting your application. Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team. Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor indivdiuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health &amp; Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning &amp; Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings. For further information or an informal discussion please contact Pauline Stuchfield (Director of Housing &amp; Communities) at <a href="mailto:Pauline.stuchfield@york.gov.uk" target="_blank">Pauline.stuchfield@york.gov.uk</a> or on 01904 551706 Closing date: Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 12 midnight Interview date: Friday 30 January Internally advertised posts are only open to CYC, WWY and Be Independent employees. Explore and Veritau employees are not eligible to apply for these posts.

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