Community Safety Officer

Wirral Council is a place where your work truly makes a difference. Employees are empowered to “#BeTheDifference” and help improve life for residents across one of the happiest and most welcoming areas in the UK. With its stunning coastline, vibrant communities, and ambitious vision for the future, Wirral offers an exceptional setting to grow your career and feel valued every day. If you’re looking for a role where you can thrive, develop, and make real impact, Wirral Council is the perfect place to apply.

We are looking for Community Safety Officers to join Wirral Council’s busy 24-hour/365-day Emergency Control Centre (ECC) as part of the Council's commitment to community and public safety. The ECC operates a state-of-the-art enterprise grade 24/7-365-day CCTV control room, integrated into Merseyside Police and linked via Airwave radio.

The officers will proactively monitor the Council’s expanding network of public realm and premises CCTV cameras, respond to Emergency Help Point activations, respond to fire and intruder alarm activations in Council buildings, monitor lone workers, provide call handling for the Council’s emergency duty social care teams outside of office hours and act as single point of out-of-hours contact for the Council for public safety matters and activation of the Council’s Emergency Plans. Officers will also deploy to public safety incidents; proactively and reactively attend anti-social behaviour and crime locations, including deployment of a CCTV van; audit Public Rescue Equipment and water safety signage and provide a security presence at Council meetings.

Officers have an engagement role supporting local communities as a visible presence providing reassurance, advice and guidance. We are looking for officers who can manage multiple competing priorities, solve problems, engage well with people - particularly those who find themselves in vulnerable situations, and provide great customer service. Officers will work closely with internal colleagues and external partners including Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and HM Coastguard.

Officers are required to be both Security Industry Authority (SIA) Licenced for Public Space Surveillance (CCTV operation) and Security Guarding/Door Supervisor. Training will be provided if applicants do not have this and is an essential part of the role. A current driving licence is essential. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Enhanced level and Non-Police Personnel Level 2 (NPPV2F) clearance. The current shift pattern is downloadable; officers are required to work the full rota which includes day, afternoon/evening and night shifts.

For an informal discussion about the role or any queries, please contact Billy Heggie (Team Leader – Emergency Control Centre, Community Safety) via email at williamheggie@wirral.gov.uk. Interviews will take place on Thursday 6 August & Friday 7 August 2026.

This post requires a DBS check. The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at: https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

Working at Wirral, you’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people. We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible, please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk.

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.