Community Safety Officer (ASB)- Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council is embarking on an ambitious transformation journey, driven by our Corporate Plan and the belief that every resident deserves to live in a safe, thriving, and high-quality environment. Our focus remains firmly on strengthening communities, creating opportunities, and delivering high-quality public services. As local government evolves through the Local Government Reorganisation programme, this is an exciting time to join Basildon Borough Council and help influence the future delivery of community safety services across the area.

About the Role

Are you passionate about improving community safety and increasing residents' confidence and feelings of safety? Can you analyse information, identify emerging issues, and develop solutions to community safety challenges? Do you thrive in partnership environments where you can make a tangible difference to residents' lives? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a motivated and solutions-focused Community Safety Officer to join our highly regarded Community Safety Team at an exciting time of development and change. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the borough's response to anti-social behaviour and community safety issues, working alongside key partners including Essex Police, Essex Fire and Rescue Service and local voluntary organisations. In this role, you will play a vital part in reducing anti-social behaviour, strengthening community confidence, and ensuring residents feel safe within their neighbourhoods. You will use problem-solving approaches to address complex community issues and deliver meaningful outcomes for some of our most vulnerable residents.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and coordinating Anti-Social Behaviour Case Reviews
• Managing anti-social behaviour cases and maintaining accurate case records in line with legislation, policy, and procedure
• Acting as the lead officer for the Borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)
• Identifying and addressing community safety issues through intelligence-led problem solving
• Building strong relationships with police, housing providers, voluntary organisations, and other partners
• Developing and delivering initiatives to tackle anti-social behaviour, hate crime, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and wider community safety concerns
• Representing the council at partnership meetings and community forums

About you:

You might be working in community safety, housing, policing, youth work, education, safeguarding, or another related field and be looking for your next challenge. You’ll be:

• Passionate about improving community safety and feelings of safety
• Skilled at building productive relationships with a range of partners
• Comfortable managing sensitive and complex cases
• An effective communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Resilient, adaptable, and confident working independently
• Committed to delivering excellent outcomes for our local communities

What we offer:

This 12-month fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to work on high-profile community safety priorities, gain valuable partnership experience and contribute to initiatives that make a genuine difference across the borough. We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• The opportunity to work closely with experienced community safety professionals at a local and county-wide level
• The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of local residents

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference, develop your professional experience and contribute to safer communities across Basildon, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to be part of Basildon’s success, please attach and submit your CV and covering letter detailing how you demonstrate the requirements of the role. We look forward to receiving your application.

Please note: Basildon Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors, and volunteers to share its commitment, while implementing a range of policies to prevent abuse, harm, or exploitation across all departments. A basic DBS clearance is required for this role and will require clearance through the Essex Police Community Safety Hub Vetting Procedure, which includes police vetting.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to inclusive recruitment, encouraging applications from disabled people and we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. We value the diversity of our community and aim to have a workforce that reflects this. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and identities, and are particularly keen to hear from underrepresented groups.

We are proud holders of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community and aligning with the values of the Armed Forces Covenant. All offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks and clearance.

Please note, if you do not have access to a desktop to apply- computers are available in the Job Centre, Library, or our own Customer Service Centre. Applicants with a hearing or speech impairment can contact us using the Text Relay Service. Dial 18001 followed by the full telephone number as above. Calls are charged at your telecommunications provider's standard rate. If you have any queries regarding this or any of our roles, please contact Human Resources 01268 208242 or human.resources@basildon.gov.uk. Good Luck with Your Application.