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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are looking for a Communities Officer with a Community Safety specialism to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £34,834 - £41,418 per annum (pro rata for part time). Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.  About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communities Team, as a Communities Officer.  In this important role,you will encourage and support others to take an active part in helping the councils develop safe, vibrant and healthy places to live. This is a key role in supporting and developing place-based community development and engagement programmes to help build communities which are safe, strong, cohesive and confident.   Working in a locality area within the Districts you will be helping communities bring about social change and improve the quality of life in their local area.  More specifically, this role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Babergh and Mid Suffolk's approach to preventing and designing out crime and disorder within our local communities and will therefore require someone who: Can co-ordinate specific projects, tasks and community safety initiatives in support of the Western Suffolk Community Safety Partnership (WSCSP) priorities to reduce crime and disorderCan work in an integrated way alongside Communities Officers, to build and enhance effective and positive working relationships with key local partners within the Community Safety arenaCan assist in leading and promoting safeguarding across the Council, sharing best practice, and ensuring council policy is enacted in practice What we're looking for in our Communities Officer: To be an effective Community Officer with a Community Safety specialism we would expect you to have experience and understanding of working in a multi-agency community safety environment.  You will demonstrate: A good understanding of crime theory and crime and disorder legislationProven ability to apply problem solving methodsGood IT skills and the capacity to provide effective community safety advice and signpostingStrong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to respond appropriately to the audience as you will be in contact with lead members (councillors), residents and senior officersEfficient time management and effective communication skills You will be at the forefront of some of our key areas of work, engaging with officers across departments of the Council as well as external stakeholders such as our partners in the voluntary and public sector. The Communities Officer position is subject to the satisfactory result of a DBS check and you will need to hold a full driving licence as well as having access to a vehicle. About us Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk. We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK. Benefits we offer our Communities Officer: Great opportunities for learning and development.Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.Wellbeing Support Programme.Employee Assist Programme.Health Care Options. Our ways of working: Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with. We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents. Closing date:  12 noon, 12 June 2024 If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this Communities Officer role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

An exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Press Office / Communications professional to deliver the internal and external communications functions of a well known Watchdog on a temporary basis for 3 months (with possibility of an extension), playing a key part in their press office function. Our client is looking for someone with excellent written comms experience, whether within the media, press, for a newspaper or a similar communications role. You would have at least a year of relevant work experience behind you, and be looking to build on this over the next few months. You would need to be proactive and innovative to play this key role in the development of the organisations communications strategy. Duties will include: Responding to media enquiries / acting as spokesperson when requiredCreation and delivery of media monitoringDelivery and encouragement of social media contentCreating and updating content via email, website, blogsDelivery of eventsGather and report on feedback from comms activity Profile: Excellent written and verbal communication and a high level of accuracyPrevious experience of working within a busy and fast paced press officeProactive self-starter If this sounds like the right next step up for you then please send your CV today! To apply, please send your CV to Covent Garden Recruitment.Covent Garden Recruitment is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Due to extremely high volumes of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

RM Recruit Ltd is working in partnership with our Lambeth based Housing client who are on the lookout for an Interim Community Engagement Officer for a period of 3 months. This role benefits from working at their sites in the Kennington, Lambeth and Streatham Hill areas with a view to home working once per week. Main duties include: Manage and maintain the "Resident Voice" engagement databaseLiaise with and provide excellent communication services to residentsWork with training organisations and employers to develop training, return to work and employment opportunities and cater for the unique circumstances of the residentsLead on producing and disseminating communications material for local initiatives.Deliver results that that are driven by residents’ needs. Put the customer first and deliver a tailored service to meet their needs.Foster and promote partnership working with residents and external partiesEnsure community cohesion and promote diversity and understandingPromote respectful and supportive relationships.Undertake initiatives to improve the health of residents and promote healthy lifestylesAddress community issues highlighted by residentsUtilise a customer-focused approach and maximise consultation opportunities for residentsDevelop and support the Resident Voice and other resident engagement routes. As the ideal candidate, you will possess experience of social housing, resident participation or community development work. You will possess knowledge of tools used to address anti-social behaviour, improve health and wellbeing, education or worklessness. Any experience of developing and sustaining successful relationships across the public, private and third sectors will be advantageous. Furthermore, you will build trust with customers and delivering excellent customer service. You will be available immediately and will be able to travel to their Kennington, Lambeth and Streatham Hill offices so location is key. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the community and possess the requisite experience, we encourage