Do you want to make a difference in your community?
Red Snapper Managed Services Community Safety Wardens in Merton.
This is a fixed term contract until May 2026
What we offer and provide:
- £42,000 per annum.
- Up to 24 days annual leave.
- 40-hour week (8-hour shifts), between the hours of 0700-2200 to include weekends.
- You need to flexible with hours and days worked.
- Reimbursed travel costs (for travel during shifts)
- Full and paid training (3-4 weeks)
- Free uniform
The Role:
The purpose of the role is to provide a uniformed presence to deter and reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB), reduce other neighbourhood crimes, increase community confidence, and reduce levels of fear.
Provide a highly visible presence/capable guardianship via foot patrols in specific locations at agreed times. You will patrol as a team of two in one of six designated areas.
Main Duties:
- Engage with members of the community and to actively solve issues of ASB in hot spots as appropriate.
- Utilise the full range of tools and powers available to address and prevent future ASB.
- Actively engage with the public, businesses, and other organisations to understand their concerns, gather intelligence, and provide feedback.
- Ensure information, intelligence, and reports outside the scope of the service are referred to the police or other relevant agency.
What we expect from you:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in roles that involve effective communication such as customer service or other public facing roles, i.e. Support worker, Probation, Police and Prison officers etc.
- Willingness to work weekends, in all weather conditions.
- Be able to walk up to 5 miles per shift
- Be willing to obtain an Enhanced DBS