Community Protection Officer

• Reference: ET302
• Division: Community Services
• Salary: £32,279.00 - £38,133.00 per annum
• Contract type: Permanent
• Posted on: 13 November 2025
• Interview date:11 December 2025
• Extra payment(s): 14% weekend work allowance

• Positions: 1
• Category: Community and streets
• Grade: F - G
• Working hours: 37 per week
• Closing date: 03 December 2025
• Location: Town Hall and throughout the borough of Crawley
• Location type: Onsite

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Protection team and play a crucial role in our commitment to enhance community safety and reduce environmental crimes.

Our Community Protection Officers are at the forefront of safeguarding our neighbourhoods by addressing environmental crime and tackling antisocial behaviour in public spaces throughout the borough. The team are responsible for enforcing relevant antisocial behaviour and environmental protection legislation, to tackle the issues affecting those that live, work in, or visit Crawley.

In this role, you will tackle complex community issues, using specialised crime prevention and investigative techniques to address community concerns and you will work is close partnership with other enforcement professionals and agencies to achieve our joint objectives.

As leaders in problem-solving and crime prevention, your insights will shape strategies to combat crime and disorder, fostering safer and more vibrant public spaces. We seek individuals driven by a passion for community safety and social justice as these qualities are fundamental to the team’s ethos and purpose.

Your responsibilities will include producing thorough reports and recommendations and building high quality cases that may result in prosecution. Therefore, impeccable attention to detail and exceptional written and verbal communication skills are crucial to this role.

Operating under a trauma-informed framework, our Community Protection team adopts a compassionate approach to enforcement, prioritising individual well-being while addressing persistent antisocial behaviour and crime.

Expect to conduct intelligence-led patrols across key borough locations, involving outdoor, foot-based work in all weather conditions. This will require frequent walking and physical activity, where physical fitness and readiness for frontline duties are paramount.

Join us in identifying and implementing effective solutions to environmental crime and broader community safety challenges. This is an opportunity to collaborate on innovative projects aimed at reducing crime and disorder and fostering a safer and more thriving environment for the residents, workers and visitors of Crawley.

We are looking for experienced enforcement or investigative professionals with a proven track record of customer service, strong communication skills, and a problem-solving mindset.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply!

Crawley is a great place to work, with a thriving business district and excellent transport connections including nearby Gatwick Airport. We are based in our modern Town Hall which opened in 2023 and is located a short walk from the town centre and railway station.

We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close this advert before the stated closing date if enough applications are received.

Additional information

You will work an average of 37 hours per week to include rostered evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays including early starts and late finishes (This is a 365-day service).

A full current UK driving licence is essential as this position requires the postholder to drive vehicles as part of their duties.

The post holder will be required to undertake a standard DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Scheme) and be successfully accepted in the Sussex Police accreditation scheme.

This role involves a level of risk that needs to be managed by formal risk assessments and dynamic risk assessments at all times.

The post holder will be required to use a body worn video camera in line with our policies.

Lone working is a requirement of the job role.

The post holder will be required to work outside in all weather conditions.

There are four training days to be attended each year and notice will be given of such days and all staff are required to attend and an alternative day off will be given.

Employee benefits

We offer a generous employee benefits package, with a range of discounts, benefits and wellbeing incentives to suit everyone.

Our way of working

Our shared values and behaviours reflect the special nature of our council. We encourage all colleagues to put them into practice, whatever job they do. Take a look to see if we are the perfect match.

Safer recruitment

Crawley Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

How to apply

Click the Apply button to complete your application online. Please ensure that the reference details you supply are for your current or most recent employer and that any gaps in employment are covered on your application form. Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a fully completed application form.

For an informal conversation or further information regarding the role, email nicola.glemas@crawley.gov.uk, Community Protection Operations Manager.

Related documents

• Community Protection Officer job desciption (PDF, 208.86 KB)