Community Safety Warden
Job Description
Job title: Community Safety Warden
Company: Cheshire West and Chester Council
Job description: The Community Safety Team is currently recruiting a Community Safety Wardens to join the team.
Organisation
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Location
Chester
Job Category
Regulatory Services
Grade
CWAC NJC – Grade 6
Salary Min
£25.979 per annum
Salary Max
£28,770 per annum
Hours per week
37
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Fixed Term
Contract Duration
31/03/2025
Closing Date
10/03/2024
Ref No
W3221
Documents
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Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
This position is ideally suited to applicants seeking on an interesting, challenging, and diverse role within the Council’s Community Safety team.
Community Safety Wardens deliver a professional and effective uniformed service working with local communities, elected members, and colleagues from the local authority, police, and other partners to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) and to improve community safety and quality of life.
The post holders will be based in either Chester, Ellesmere Port or Northwich depending on operational requirements and will be required to cover other localities across the borough when necessary.
The role involves foot patrols, providing effective enforcement for ASB and other relevant offences such as breaches of Public Space Protection Orders, littering, smoking in enclosed spaces and dog fouling and engaging with local communities and businesses to make public spaces cleaner and safer.
The postholder will work within a shift pattern as part of a rota, including evening and weekend working.
The position is subject to successful level 2 Police Vetting.
Reporting to the Community Safety Supervisor, you will play an essential role in delivering our service priorities. You will need to be an enthusiastic, conscientious and resilient individual who wants the best for our communities.
Please Note;
The job is TEMPORARY up to MARCH 25 and we require a FULL DRIVING Licence and require passing a Police Level 2 vetting check.
The successful candidates will benefit from:
- Working within a supportive and team orientated work environment
- Between 25 and 30 days annual leave per year (linked to length of service) plus bank holidays with an option to purchase up to a maximum 10 extra days.
- Local Government pension scheme (via Cheshire Pension Fund)
- Commitment and continued support for technical and professional development.
- An excellent salary sacrifice car lease scheme with fuel only on costs.
- Access to working rewards including childcare, cycle scheme, holiday plus, technology scheme, health line plus, work fit gym scheme and a host of other local discounts.
For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Shamen Naidu on:
Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see
No candidate will meet every single requirement – if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.
For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
Expected salary: £25979 per year
Location: Chester
