About the role
Do you want be part of a team that has the interests of the community at its heart? Seeking a new challenge which will see you create safer places and work to protect vulnerable people from crime? Then North Northamptonshire Council has a great opportunity for you to join us as one of two Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Engagement and Enforcement Officer within the Stronger & Safer Communities Team. The Safer Communities Team works to enhance residents' safety and well-being by addressing issues like anti-social behaviour and crime to help make North Northamptonshire a safer place to live, work and visit.
What will you be doing?
You will work as a member of the Safer Communities Team taking a co-ordinated and pro-active approach towards investigating Anti-Social behaviour and to enforce the terms of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) across North Northamptonshire.
You will work in partnership with the Safer Communities Team and local Policing Teams, as well as internal and external agencies/partners to reduce ASB and PSPO breaches by early intervention and collaborative working. This will include enforcing the terms of the PSPOs with Fixed Penalty Notices and prosecution where applicable.
As part of working alongside the Northamptonshire Police Neighbourhood Teams, you will patrol and engage with residents and communities across North Northamptonshire and provide a visible deterrent to ASB.
About you
We are looking to recruit two forward-thinking Anti-Social Behaviour Engagement & Enforcement Officers with drive, initiative and confidence. Reporting to the Senior Community Safety Officer, you will provide effective support to the tackling and reducing crime and anti-social behaviour across North Northamptonshire. This is a role which will require you to work with directorates throughout the Council and beyond, including Police and various support organisations.
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
- knowledge of anti-social behaviour legislation and procedures
- knowledge of general health and safety issues
- excellent organisational skills
- outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
- ability to deal with difficult conversations and resolve conflict
- ability to pursue an investigation with a view to taking appropriate action
- ability to patrol areas, working alone and within a team
It would also be nice for you to have:
- experience of dealing with people in a mediation role
- experience of use of enforcement powers
- experience of use of Office 365 (incl. Teams, OneDrive, etc.) or willingness to undertake training in relation to this
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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