Are you a friendly and approachable individual who enjoys engaging with people from a range of diverse ages and backgrounds?
Are you organised with the ability to build strong and lasting working relationships?
Are you searching for a position where the work you will do can make a significant impact on the lives of others?
Join our team as a Community Safeguarding Support Officer and make a positive difference to the local community where you will contribute to the work of reducing crime, disorder, and offending.
Salary: £30,296 to £33,024 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 09 June 2026. The final end date will be confirmed with the successful candidate.
Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week) Monday to Friday
Location: County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ (Hybrid and Flexible Working).
Interview Date: week commencing 09 September 2024
Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.
This role offers hybrid working arrangements and will require you to work from county council office buildings and make regular visits to meet other partners, as well as the flexibility of home working as appropriate. Final arrangements to be confirmed with successful candidate.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a committed professional who can effectively coordinate partnership work ensuring a high quality, consistent and effective service is delivered.
On a day-to-day basis, you will be dealing with a range of complex issues where you will identify practical and efficient solutions and meet with partners across West Sussex and, take part in, as well as facilitate engagement sessions.
You will coordinate the participation of a variety of partners in a wide range of activities and initiatives, fostering connections between different fields and organisations while also ensuring the smooth operation of all partnership-related meetings and events.
You will support the delivery of specific projects, and at times work directly with residents and communities. This can include directly working with children and young people and engaging in community focused activity.
As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for co-ordinating multi-agency activities and promoting partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the community, then this role is perfect for you. Join us in shaping the future of West Sussex and contributing to the well-being of its residents!
About You
This is a role that requires someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as personal resilience and professionalism when dealing with potentially sensitive, confidential, or distressing queries.
You will have keen attention to detail, be comfortable working independently and be at ease in this fast-paced, agile environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and priorities.
With a degree or extensive experience in a related field, the ideal candidate will possess the ability to effectively communicate information in a clear, concise, and accurate manner. This individual will be skilled at presenting information verbally or in written/electronic formats to diverse audiences.
You will be able to work effectively as part of a team completing shared tasks in order to deliver a service to others.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Rewards and Benefits
From flexible working (where possible) to access to our Employee Assistance Programme, we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance.
A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 27 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years' service (pro rata for part time) plus the opportunity to buy additional leave, an excellent local government pension scheme as well as a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers.
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CPP00964.
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- Outline your motivations for applying.
- Explain the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the attached job description).
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
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