Anti-social behaviour can have a serious impact on our quality of life.

Southampton City Council's community safety service is looking to recruit a city welfare warden to join an experienced team working to reduce anti-social behaviour across the city, with a particular focus on our commercial centres, car parks and open spaces.

About the team:

The team work with closely with partners such as the police and housing services to tackle anti-social behaviour and unauthorised encampments, whilst supporting some of the most vulnerable members of our society, including rough sleepers.

About the role:
The role is varied and requires regular outdoor working and will include early starts as the team are responsible for opening up our multi-storey car parks and ensuring they are safe for people visiting the city.

A city welfare warden will deal with a wide range of people and some challenging situations, so you will need an assertive, empathetic and confident personality. You should ideally have some investigation skills and experience of taking enforcement action.

This role provides an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people who living, working or visiting the city.

For further information about this role please view the job description.  You must be willing to undertake the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme and will undergo Police vetting. 

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

What we can offer you:

Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• A generous local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
• Online Benefits – salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
• Great local transport links.
• Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.

For further information on our benefits package please visit:  Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Francesca Prior 07811165129 or email francesca.prior@southampton.gov.uk.

Interview Information:
Please note that interviews are scheduled for 2nd June 2025.

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk  
Tel: 023 8083 4033

For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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