Community Warden

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