Role: Community Engagement Co-ordinator

Department: Community Safety

Scale: SC6

Salary: £28,530 - £30,375

Location: Cromwell Road, Grimsby or Pearson Park, Hull

Hours: 37 hours

Contract: Permanent

Here at Humberside Police, we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Force as a Community Engagement Co-ordinator!

In this role you will be the focal point for the attraction, recruitment, training, deployment and retention of our Special Constables and Police Volunteers. Alongside this, you will manage, promote, and administer all youth engagement projects, this can include working with schools and youth organisations.

We are looking for someone who is confident in building strong working relationships and is able to bring lots of enthusiasm to our community engagement. Could this be you?

Role Details:

• Developing and delivering training courses for Special Constables and Police Volunteers.
• Acts as single point of contact for all Community engagement enquiries and uses initiative to advise on the appropriate course of action.
• Designs, produces, implements and monitors attraction strategies as appropriate for the Unit.
• Implementation and monitoring of Force policy and practice issues in relation to Community Partnerships and Neighbourhood Watch.
• Plans, organises and coordinates community events, including preparing sponsorship, grant and trust fund applications and assists in the delivery of the event.
• Monitoring of appropriate deployment of Police Service Volunteers and Special Constabulary in conjunction with Business Centre and HR.
• Prepares media information as required.
• Attends community engagement events, proactively engaging with hard to reach individuals and groups to promote awareness and foster partnerships with local authorities, business, voluntary sector and communities.

What is Required?

• Professional Qualification or substantial experience working in a related environment.
• Full driving licence.
• Aware of the principles and techniques associated with Human Resources and has a knowledge of employment legislation.
• as a good understanding of local and social issues which surrounds the role of the police.
• Recognises national issues, the way they may influence the policing of communities and how engagement projects have a positive impact.
• Experience of recruitment and selection.
• Experience with presentation of findings and recommendations in presentation/report format.
• Experience of using computerised systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Is able to manage financial budgets.
• Confident manner with the ability to gain credibility with others.

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position please refer to the attached role requirement.

Why Join Humberside Police?

Humberside Police have policies in place to support a good work-life balance and employee well-being.

Further benefits are;

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
• Flexible working where applicable
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Discount
• Gym Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking

Further Information:

• Internal applicants MUST have completed a successful 6 month probationary period and tenure (if applicable) before applying for another role within the force.
• Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria of at least 5 years to apply for a role within Humberside in any capacity.
• Successful candidates will undergo a vetting procedure pre-requisite of employment.

Contact point for applicants:

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting@humberside.pnn.police.uk

How to apply for the role:

To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button below.

Closing Date: 7th December 2022 at 23:55

It is not likely that closing dates will be extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and would need to be with the permission of the Recruitment Manager and Line Manager of the role.

Attachments:

• Role Requirement
• Guidance for completing your application
• Recruitment Brochure

Humberside Police welcome applications from underrepresented communities.  For further information on positive action within Humberside Police, please visit the positive action page:

http://www.humberside.police.uk/diversity-and-positive-action