Community Support and Protection of Property worker

Job introduction

We are looking to recruit a Community Support and Protection of Property Worker within our Adult Safeguarding and Duty Service – a short term service which provides an urgent and preventative response to Adults in the City.

We are seeking someone who is Educated to NVQ Level 2 or has equivalent experience; ideally with experience of working in Adult Social Care however full training will be provided.

Our Adult Safeguarding and Duty Service is a busy, supportive team, we work together to respond to our clients and professionals, some of whom can need urgent support.

As a Community Support and Protection of Property Worker you will need to hold a full clean Driving Licence and be able to access a wide range of residential and commercial properties, and be able to manage your time to meet the requirements of the role.

For an informal discussion, please contact - Louise Shillingford louise.shillngford@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

Working for us, we can offer you:

• Generous holiday, with the ability to purchase extra leave
• Regular supervision meetings
• A range of other staff benefits from MyStaff shop
• Discounted Freedom Leisure membership
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff discount schemes and staff networks such as: the BME Workers’ Forum, LGBT Workers’ Forum and Women Workers’ Forum, the Disabled Workers’ and Carers Network

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).