Rough Sleeper Coordinator - Internal Only

An opportunity has arisen within the Community Protection Team for a minimum six month secondment role to work on the council commitment to ending rough sleeping within the London Borough Southwark.The Community Protection Service is a team that sits within the Community Safety and Partnership Service which comprises of the Southwark anti-social behaviour unit, Community wardens service and CCTV teams. The role of the coordinator is integral to promote thriving communities and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to work with some of the most vulnerable communities within the borough. About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do. About You:Your work will be to support the work of the division in implementing and delivering the priorities of the statutory Community Safety Partnership (CSP) as set out in the Community Safety Partnership Plan, and other community safety priorities as identified in the Council’s Borough Plan. This will include supporting existing projects and developing new projects in the areas of ending rough sleeping, reducing anti-social behaviour, serious violence, violence against women and girls (VAWC), women’s safety and other areas.The post holder will be required to do the following:- To develop new project proposals in response to CSP and Council priorities- To undertake research on new and developing issues; gathering information and intelligence; preparing reports identifying issues and recommendations for management, CSP sub groups or other forums.- To plan, co-ordinate and support partnership meetings such as the Community Safety Partnership and associated sub-groups.- To maintain accurate and up to date records including databases and spreadsheets.For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Ken Dale on 020 ##### ##### or Hannah Edwards on 020 7525 1710Additional salary details We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active
assignment
This is a 6 months secondment role with a potential extension Recruitment timetableInterview date: W/C 20/05/2024 As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This
is
demonstrated
through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black,
Asian
and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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