Sheffield City Council believes that everybody should live in strong and connected neighbourhoods which they are happy to call home. To achieve this all residents and visitors to Sheffield should feel safe and secure and should not suffer from anti-social behaviour, nuisance, or harassment.

We have an exciting opportunity to be part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Team. The team is part of the wider Safer Neighbourhood Service incorporating colleagues from Community Safety, Prevent and the Violence Reduction Unit, as well as being co-located with a Policing Team.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping communities thrive to join our Anti-Social Behaviour Team. The team work alongside our Local Area Committees to ensure there is an effective response to anti-social behaviour and community safety issues affecting our communities. The team also assists partner agencies where additional resources are required and help address priority issues across the city in partnership with other Sheffield City Council resources, South Yorkshire Police, and other agencies.

Sustainable Communities Officers are visible uniformed presence in the community, building links, providing reassurance, acting as ‘eyes and ears’ to assist in the investigation of anti-social behaviour issues.

The successful candidate will work 37 hours, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 10pm on an alternating weekly shift pattern of 8am -4pm and 2pm-10pm. (An enhanced evening working payment applies to this role).

Candidates must hold a full valid driving licence in order to drive council vehicles; the appointed candidate will be subject to an internal driving assessment before being permitted to drive Council vehicles.

For any further discussion or questions about this vacancy please contact sharon.ward@sheffield.gov.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.