Community Safety Partnerships Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Halton’s Community Safety & Protection team sits within the Environment and Regeneration Division. The Community Safety and Protection team play a vital role in improving public safety and supporting those experiencing harm. You will work closely with partner agencies to deliver the work programme for the Safer Halton Partnership. This is a rewarding role for someone passionate about community safety and translating policy into practice.

Hours: 37 per week

Your Contributions:

Are you a proactive, partnership-driven professional dedicated to improving community wellbeing? Do you thrive in collaborative, multi-agency environments and use evidence-based approaches to deliver measurable results?

If so, we invite you to join our team and bring your expertise, enthusiasm, and passion for making a real impact – and help us create safer communities.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Community Safety Partnerships Officer, you will have:

• Proven experience in community safety, crime reduction, or public sector partnership work.
• Sound knowledge of crime and disorder legislation and the Community Safety Partnership framework.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with a history of building effective partnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing, briefings, and presentations.
• Experience supporting or managing strategic boards (e.g. agenda planning, action tracking).
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and project management ability.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident using data to inform decisions and measure performance.
• Comfortable engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, including elected members.

Additionally, you will have:

• A degree (or equivalent qualification) in criminology, public policy, social sciences, or project management.
• Experience in funding bids and grant management.
• Awareness of current and emerging national community safety priorities

If you’re ready to make a real difference, join us on this meaningful journey. Together, let’s build the future and make a real difference for the communities we serve.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Rebecca Freeman @rebecca.freeman@halton.gov.uk

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!