Working within local communities providing life-improving advice, guidance and interventions.
Occupational Profile
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.
Summary of Standard
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/community-safety-advisor/
Full Standard
