Level 3 -
Working within local communities providing life-improving advice, guidance and interventions.
Reference: OCC0593
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire & Rescue Service, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service, Humberside Fire & Rescue Service, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service, London Fire Brigade, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue, West Midlands Fire & Rescue
A Community Safety Advisor works within local communities providing life-improving advice, guidance and interventions that support people to remain safe and reduce from risks of harm such as fire, falls, crime or due to the circumstances in which the individual is living. A Community Safety Advisor will be part of a multi-agency team working in partnership with a wide range of organisations that provide support to the community. Potential organisations you could be working for may include the emergency services, NHS and/or local authorities. Community Safety Advisors work in a wide range of different environments such as; homes, education centres, public buildings and at events. A Community Safety Advisor needs to have a good understanding of the communities in which they work and be able to engage with all members of that community. Their role is to raise awareness of specific issues relevant to the community, help reduce and minimise these risks, and provide appropriate and effective interventions to address these. Interventions could include brief advice, screening, signposting, fitting risk reduction equipment, advocacy, promoting self-help and providing literature and information. It is also important that they promote equality and diversity in their role. The focus of the role will be dependent on the organisation in which the Community Safety Advisor is employed, national and local policy and priorities and the make up of the local community. A community safety advisor works collaboratively as part of a team, whilst they may carry visits and community activities alone they will always seek support and guidance from their manager/team leader or other partner agency colleagues for decisions that need to be made. The day to day duties and responsibilities of a Community Safety Advisor: The Community Safety Advisor role involves various tasks and responsibilities and could include: Visit the homes of vulnerable members of the community Identify hazards and support needs and assess risk (such as falls, fuel poverty, social isolation and fire risk); Evaluate the urgency and importance of such risks; Make sound judgements in order to address these concerns (such as advising on safety equipment and adaptions); Fit equipment to property to improve the safety of the individuals within the property, this could be window locks, door chains, smoke alarms, panic alarms, etc Offer and provide appropriate support, information, advice and guidance Make referrals to other agencies and/or colleagues using correct processes, as appropriate (including raising safe guarding issues); Record the interventions and actions taken to support decision making and referrals; Follow up on previous visits to review outcomes and offer continued support Review/evaluate the actions taken and monitor the situation. Deliver a variety of education packages to individuals and groups to encourage good practice and positive changes in behaviour, this could include: road safety; anti-social behaviour; healthy improvement/life-style choices; fire safety. Collaborate with partner agencies and key community groups to deliver key initiatives Assist in the delivery of the area plan Visiting school and other organisations within the community Support community events and attend community and other agency meetings Engage with all communities, partner agencies and voluntary sectors to work towards longer term solutions and implementing initiatives. Record actions and produce reports as required The Community Safety Advisor, will signpost and refer individuals to appropriate agencies as necessary in accordance to organisational procedures and processes. Whilst agencies may have different remits, the role of the Community Safety Advisor focuses on improving the lives of individuals within the community in which they work.
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire & Rescue Service, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service, Humberside Fire & Rescue Service, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service, London Fire Brigade, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue, West Midlands Fire & Rescue
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