Safer Communities Violence Reduction Team Manager

Main Purpose of the Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Safer Communities Violence Reduction Team Manager to lead the Violence Reduction Team (VRT) within Lewisham's Safer Communities service. This role is vital in driving a multi-agency approach to tackling group-related violence, using contextual safeguarding practices to break cycles of offending and exploitation.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure high-quality service delivery, and lead on performance management, monitoring, and reporting to the central Violence Reduction Unit. With responsibility for chairing multi-agency meetings, you will tackle cases involving young people at risk of exploitation, violence, or harm.

This role offers the chance to make a significant difference in community safety while collaborating with a range of partners including the police, probation service, youth offending teams, and other local agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Provide operational leadership and manage a team of six directly and four indirectly, ensuring the delivery of high-quality interventions and safeguarding practices.

• Policy and Strategy Development: Lead the development and implementation of policies and strategies aligned with violence reduction objectives.

• Multi-Agency Collaboration: Chair meetings addressing child sexual and criminal exploitation, missing episodes, county lines, and group violence.

• Performance Management: Monitor service performance, review outcomes against targets, and ensure continuous improvement.

• Advocacy and Consultancy: Provide specialist advice on violence reduction, ensuring compliance with legislation and promoting best practices across the borough.

• Community Engagement: Work with stakeholders to deliver interventions that support victims and those at risk or involved in offending, addressing housing, education, and employment needs.

• Training and Development: Promote professional growth within the team through regular training and support.

Requirements:

• Qualifications: Degree-level education or extensive experience in Community Safety or the Criminal Justice System.

• Experience: Proven track record in managing teams, delivering risk assessments, and implementing interventions for perpetrators, victims, and at-risk individuals.

• Knowledge: Strong understanding of criminal justice legislation, safeguarding, and equal opportunities policies.

• Skills: Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills; adept at multi-agency collaboration.

• Flexibility: Ability to attend evening and weekend meetings and work beyond minimum hours as required.

Apply Now:For more information or to apply, contact Lewis Ashcroft at Service Care Solutions.

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