Newham, London
Local Authority Contract
Start Date: 5th August 2025 | Duration: 3 Months (Initial)
Hours: 36 per week | Weekdays Only
Pay Rate: £23.62 per hour (Umbrella) |
Are you passionate about tackling hate crime, modern-day slavery, and extremism? Want to make a real difference to local communities across Newham? Join a dynamic local authority team as a Community Safety Project Officer and help deliver high-impact, partnership-driven interventions that promote safety, resilience, and community trust.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on hate crime, prevent, and modern-day slavery projects across the borough.
- Develop and deliver intelligence-led, evidence-based community safety programmes.
- Engage with residents and build resilient, safer communities through direct outreach and consultation.
- Co-ordinate multi-agency responses and action plans for crime reduction.
- Prepare reports, briefings, and communications for senior management, elected officials, and external partners.
- Promote awareness and deliver training around hate crime, extremism, and safeguarding.
- Strong knowledge of legislation and policy relating to crime prevention, hate crime, Prevent, and modern-day slavery.
- Proven experience working in community safety and multi-agency partnership environments.
- Ability to deliver community engagement initiatives and lead localised action plans.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to draft concise reports and present effectively.
- A flexible, resilient, and community-driven approach.
- Previous work in a diverse, inner-city local authority setting.
- Strong safeguarding knowledge.
- Familiarity with statutory and voluntary sector collaboration.
To Apply:
Email your CV to Lewis Ashcroft at lewis.ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk
Or call 01772 208962 for an informal chat.
