Community Safety Enforcement Officer
£42,771 - £45,750 Career Graded + 7% Flexible Working Allowance

About the Role

As a Community Safety Enforcement Officer, you will undertake enforcement activity in order to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour across the Borough. The work is challenging and rewarding, responding to the requests and expectations for a cleaner and safer Borough for our residents, businesses and visitors. Uniformed, proactive and tasked crime prevention patrols are undertaken on foot and motor vehicle. You will be required to conduct investigations and take enforcement action for breaches of relevant criminal legislation. You will undertake problem solving investigations, conduct high visibility reassurance patrols and also be part of multi-agency operations and Days of Action.

The role involves working directly with the Police, partner organisations and other Council Officers, including those from, Youth Services, Planning Enforcement, Highways, Parking Enforcement, Cleansing and Housing. You will work flexible shifts covering weekdays, weekends, and evenings up to midnight, to ensure a high profile presence on Newham streets, deterring and tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, with our overarching aim of, problem solving, behavioural change, community engagement and enforcement.

About You

Excellent communication skills are an essential part of this role together with an enthusiasm and desire to improve the Boroughs environment for its residents and businesses. You must have the ability to patrol alone as well as working as a member of a team. You may face potentially confrontational situations but with your training and personal skills you will be able to resolve these successfully in a confident and understanding manner, while maintaining a high standard of ethics and professional conduct.

Experience of enforcement or regulatory work is preferable, however it is not essential. You will undergo a comprehensive training programme and you will be mentored through your probation period. You must have the ability to prioritise and be able to work under pressure. You will be working outdoors in all weathers and for long periods, on foot and in a vehicle. As part of this role you will also be required to possess a full (manual) current driving license and to pass the Council’s driving test. You must also have the ability to use a range of technology including smartphone, radio and body worn camera. Training will be provided for this equipment including the use of our in house computer systems and programs.

A Disclosure and Barring Service clearance is required prior to appointment.

Applicants must hold a UK full manual car driving license

Supporting Statement Requirements

Please attach a supporting statement of no more than 2 A4 pages, clearly setting out how you meet the criteria for this role.

Applications that exceed this length will not be considered.

Please note:

CVs will not be accepted in place of a supporting statement and will result in your application being rejected.
We operate an anonymised recruitment process. You must remove all personal identifying information from your supporting statement.
Applications that are not anonymised will be rejected.

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Closing date: 17th May 2026

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.