Community Safety Town Centre Coordinator

We are currently recruiting for a Town Centre Community Safety Officer on behalf of our public sector client based in South London.

The role will report to the Head of Violence Reduction Network and will coordinate, develop and promote multi-agency problem solving in the Town Centre and tasking groups including the JAG, Safer Streets and the Town Centre group.

This is an interim contract role initially for 6 months with view for further extension. The hourly rate is �30.47 per hour PAYE.

The successful applicant will have previous experience working in a community safety related setting, experience of enforcing legislation and partnership and multi-agency working.

Key duties will include:

• Coordinate the use of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) across the town centre including the identification of problems and evidence gathering
• Coordinate services with partners in relation to interventions taking place in the town centre to reflect the objectives of the current Community Safety Strategy and Mayor's Business Plan.
• Extensive working knowledge and understanding of relevant ASB legislation such as: Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014; Crime and Disorder Act 1998; Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; Serious and Organised Crime Act 2005; Police and Criminal Evidence Act; Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act; Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; Housing Act 1996; Human Rights Act; Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; Regulation of Investigatory Powers Procedure Act 2001; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Highways Act 1980; Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, etc.
• Responsible for the coordinator of services being delivered in the Town Centre
• Chair meetings on a daily basis with key internal and external partners to coordinate intervention and enforcement taking place in the borough
• Identify key issues that need addressing in the borough
• Develop proposals and programme plans to deliver with local issues at short notice and in a professional manner
• Oversee the commissioning of VSA services for the Town Centre
• Ensuring VCS partners are delivering in line with funding agreements
• Liaise with local businesses to prevent and reduce crime and ASB in the Town Centre
• Ensuring diverse communities and hard to reach groups are also engaged in the community safety agenda
• Improve public confidence in the police and other agencies ability to tackle crime and ASB
• Liaise with communications department in order to make the public aware of the interventions taking place in the town centre
• Work with local policing team applying a problem solving, multi-agency approach to tackling neighbourhood issues
• Coordinate, develop and promote the Safety Croydon Partnerships
• Coordinate community safety action days with partners to reflect the objectives of the current community safety strategy and Mayor's business plan
• Improve the engagement and involvement of local voluntary and community groups in delivering a safer town centre
• Liaise with local businesses to prevent and reduce crime and ASB in the town centre

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