Community Safety Manager

We're looking for an experienced and proactive Community Safety Manager to lead our work in promoting safer, stronger communities.  Our Housing and Communities Team are passionate about the people who live in our town; our vision is for everyone to have the opportunity to live in a good quality sustainable home within in a lively and thriving neighbourhood. 

 

We have a great track record in building strategic partnerships, successfully bidding for Government funding, major project delivery and being the best landlord in the town. Our work is rewarding, we change lives for the better by tackling homelessness, building new homes and strengthening communities.

 

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as a diverse and inclusive team will be key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

 

About the role:

The Community Partnerships Service, which sits within Housing and Communities is best placed to support, empower and protect individuals and communities and is now looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Community Safety Manager to lead our Community Safety Team.

 

This is an exciting partnership focussed role which will require you to lead and manage the Community Safety Team and support Reading’s Community Safety Partnership with the implementation of its Community Safety and Serious Violence Strategy and Domestic Abuse & Safe Accommodation Strategy and wider community safety and engagement agenda.

 

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage and lead the Community Safety Team.
• Strategic Development, including supporting the development and delivery of Reading’s strategies for community safety, serious violence and domestic abuse.
• Operational Delivery, including the planning and delivery of related projects, maximising funding streams for community safety, serious violence and domestic abuse related priorities, chairing relevant Community Safety Partnership subgroups as and when required and supporting Domestic Homicide Reviews.

 

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is experienced in working in and leading a team in the field of Community Safety, with a strong knowledge of legislation relating to crime and disorder, serious violence and domestic abuse.

You will have experience of working successfully with internal and external partners to achieve shared outcomes through building and facilitating productive multi-agency partnerships, building trust, and maintaining credibility and trust with residents and community representatives.

You will also be highly efficient and competent at communicating with an open style with a wide-ranging audience with a good understanding of the different forms of consultation and participation.

 

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success.

 

Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

Work Together as one team - champion and inspire a culture which ensures that all employees across the organisation work together to provide excellent outcomes for Reading

Drive Efficiency - create an environment in which resources are used efficiently and employees’ skills are developed and used effectively

Be Ambitious - aspire to deliver excellence and inspire and support others to reach their potential

Make a Difference to Reading - inspire a culture in which the customer is the focus and where change is welcomed as an opportunity

 

Our offer:

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

 

This post will be a hybrid working post.

 

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

 

• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities 
• Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.  The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

 

For more information on this position please contact Joanne Middlemass - Community Partnerships Service Manager - joanne.middlemass@reading.gov.uk

Closing Date: Monday 23^rd June 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 30^th June 2025

 

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.