Job Details

Job introduction

We are looking for someone to become a Community Safety Caseworker within The Safer Communities Team.

For an informal discussion, please contact Peter Wileman - Community Safety Manager at 01273 294630.

About the role

We are looking for someone to become a Community Safety Caseworker within The Safer Communities Team. 

The Community Safety Casework Team works with individuals and communities to tackle, prevent and reduce the harm caused by Hate Incidents & anti-social behaviour. The team uses a range of tools and powers available to support and protect both victims and witnesses, and to encourage and require perpetrators to address and change their behaviours. The team’s approach is underpinned by restorative practice, and it uses restorative interventions whenever appropriate.

In responding to concerns within the community we work with a range of partner agencies including Police, Housing providers, Probation, Youth Offending Service, Child and Adult safeguarding agencies, local businesses and the voluntary and community sector.

You will be an experienced caseworker with substantial experience of multi-agency working and problem solving, and will be motivated to make an effective and real contribution to community safety in Brighton & Hove. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload, co-ordinating both victim and perpetrator action plans, ensuring that supportive interventions and enforcement measures are used when necessary and appropriate.

The team’s five caseworkers share responsibility for providing a duty service during office hours and provide advice, guidance and support to members of the public and professionals in relation to anti-social behaviour and hate incidents across the city.

You will also be engaging with communities to ensure that they have trust and confidence in the Casework Team.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified. 

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• Job Description & Person Specification
• Cover Letter
• Supporting Statement Guidance
• Our Values