This manager post sits in the Prevention Team of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, which works with communities and partners to reduce risk. The role leads the Community Safety Coordinators and builds partnerships with healthcare and adult social care, including coordinating the Service's response to hoarding and self-neglect. It is a 37-hour post with a strong partnership and data focus. A full UK driving licence is required.
What the job involves
- Lead, manage and develop the Community Safety Coordinators, including supervision, coaching and performance management
- Develop and strengthen partnerships with healthcare and adult social care, and identify wider partnership opportunities
- Identify ways partners can support prevention activity, extending reach and improving referral pathways into the Service
- Use community risk, fire and prevention data to spot trends, inform priorities and support evidence-based decisions
- Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate targeted community safety and prevention initiatives
- Coordinate the Service's response to hoarding and self-neglect, working with partners on multi-agency interventions
- Support strategic prevention projects, safeguarding initiatives, seasonal campaigns and wider Prevention priorities
- Monitor the effectiveness and value of prevention activity, including the impact of partnership working
- Represent the Service professionally across partnership forums and external networks
What’s required
Qualifications
- Higher-level qualification: A level, apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- IOSH Managing Safely, or willingness to work towards
- AET, or willingness to work towards
Experience
- Developing and maintaining effective partnerships to achieve shared outcomes
- Leading, supervising or line managing staff, including allocating work, coaching and managing performance
Skills & knowledge
- Assessing risk, making informed decisions and managing complex or sensitive situations involving vulnerable people
- Using data, insight and evidence to inform decisions and improve service delivery
- Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills
- Planning, prioritising and organising work, managing competing demands and working independently
- Resilient, adaptable and positive leadership that inspires, challenges and develops others
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence
- DBS check
Other
- Shared commitment to keeping people safe and supporting those most at risk
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
