Community Safety Officer - Prevent and Protect Focus - 20 hours per week - Fixed term for 2 years

Starting salary for this role is £34,434 (pro rata for part-time colleagues)

This role sits within a well defined pay band, offering clear progression as you grow your career at BCP. Without exception all new starters begin at the entry point of the band, ensuring fairness and consistency across the organisation. Be part of a forward thinking workplace where you’re supported to grow and you can truly #BeTheDifference at BCP.

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Role Purpose

BCP Council is committed to and has made significant investment in building up its Community Safety capacity to support the BCP Community Safety Partnership with an ambitious strategy and action plan to realise our vision ‘to make Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole a safer and healthier place where communities and businesses thrive and where residents and visitors feel safe and welcomed’.

Main Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Community Safety Officer to support the Council’s Community Safety with a particular focus on Prevent and Protect. There will be a focus on the delivery of the Prevent strategy and plans through participation within multi-agency groups and meetings, engagement with Council services, and regional, national and local agencies. This role will also assist and support with the training element of the strategy and agreed Prevent training framework. The role will undertake a range of Community Safety projects, support current local initiatives and be a core contributor to new and developing initiatives working closely with partners such as Dorset Police. You will support the Community Safety Manager and Community Safety Team Leader across a range of work,but this will mainly focus on preventing violent extremism, exploitation and other emerging issues. Please see additional information in the attached role description.

You will engage with a wide range of people and services. Whilst working as part of a fast-paced team with varied workstreams, you will also have contact with senior officers and elected members of the Council as well as building and maintaining relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate must have great interpersonal skills, be flexible, and be familiar with the Microsoft suite including MS Teams, Excel and Outlook. You will have experience of arranging meetings and taking minutes and actions, delivering presentations and independently prioritising your workload. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative team player who enjoys supporting others to come and work alongside us in strategic project work with a particular emphasis on Prevent and Protect.

Members of the Team are currently working on a hybrid basis, working flexible hours. The option is available to work from BCP Civic Centre, where ‘hot desking’ operates. Applicants should note that they may be required to work from the Civic Centre, or other locations in the relevant Council area on occasions and when required.

You will be degree educated or equivalent and have three years relevant experience regarding some of the subject matters mentioned.

We will be shortlisting on 17th June 2026 with interviews in Bournemouth for successful candidates to follow on Friday 3rd July 2026.

For informal discussions, please email Tina Symington, Community Safety Manager on tina.symington@bcpcouncil.gov.uk in the first instance, to arrange a time to speak on the phone or via MS Teams. You should read the full Job details before making contact.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

A Place to Thrive – Join BCP Council

At BCP Council, we’re not just building a workforce— we’re transforming how we recognise and reward our people.

From 1 December 2025, we’re proud to introduce a new Pay and Reward package, shaped through close collaboration with our trade union partners. This marks a significant step forward in how we recognise and reward our colleagues, reflecting our commitment to creating a modern, inclusive, and supportive workplace.

Our enhanced offer includes fair and transparent pay, modernised terms and conditions, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to attract and retain talented individuals. Whether it’s flexible working, wellbeing support, or opportunities for career progression, our new approach puts people first- we’re excited to welcome new colleagues into a Council that’s evolving to meet the needs of both our workforce and our communities.

Check out our attractive enhanced benefits and find out more about the new Pay and Reward package at (Employee benefits | Working for BCP link to careers page)

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DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.