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An opportunity has arisen to join Kent County Council’s Community Safety Team as an Assistant Community Safety Officer working primarily on Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), helping to support delivery of these high-profile reviews to meet Home Office timescales.

You will be working in a busy team, providing invaluable professional support to the DHR process. The post holder will work with partner agencies across the county coordinating input to the reviews, arranging and supporting panel meetings and learning events, whilst working closely with Independent DHR Chairs and the Head of Community Safety.

The role is based in a multi-agency team which works alongside Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service on wider partnership strategic plans and activities relating to community safety. The role will involve a mixture of working from home and in an office, with the main office base at Invicta House, Maidstone. The role may also involve attendance at meetings across the county both in person and virtually. We are looking for someone to work 37 hours a week and we are happy to talk flexible working.

The successful person will have good verbal and written communication skills, experience in the use of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Forms and Teams) as well as excellent organisational skills and an ability to deal confidently with a wide range of people.

As a Kent County Council employee you will enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave rising to 29 after 5 years, plus bank holidays.
• Competitive salary.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support.
• Good work/life balance.
• Access to Kent Rewards scheme, with discounts and cashback from hundreds of companies.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) by Kent Police.

Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 13th June

For further information on this role please contact:

Shirley Brinson

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 03000 413339

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.