Prevent Coordinator

Prevent Coordinator.  

£49,056 - £52,194 per annum

Fixed Term until March 2027

About Us

Within the London Borough of Newham, the Community Safety Team pride themselves on being a trusted and forward-thinking team that strengthens Newham’s communities and services by promoting safety, resilience, and inclusion. We envision a borough where residents feel safe, heard, and empowered with community voices shaping our strategies to address Serious Violence, Hate Crime, Violence Against Women Girls (VAWG), Modern Slavery, Anti-Social Behaviour and the PREVENT agenda, guided by our HEART values of Honesty, Equity, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.

About the Job

The postholder will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Local Authority’s Prevent responsibilities, ensuring Newham exceeds national benchmarks and maintains full compliance with the Prevent Duty as a designated high‑priority area. As the Council’s lead professional for Prevent, the role delivers statutory obligations under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 and contributes to the Prevent strand of the Government’s CONTEST strategy.

Working to the Assistant Director of Community Safety and Corporate Resilience, the postholder leads all Prevent governance structures, multi‑agency safeguarding arrangements, risk‑management processes and community‑resilience activity. This includes providing strategic oversight of Channel, Prevent Steering Group governance, case‑management forums and wider partnership structures that support early identification of vulnerability and effective intervention.

The role works closely with individuals, statutory partners and organisations across Newham’s diverse communities to strengthen resilience to violent extremism. This includes extensive awareness‑raising activity, capacity‑building within the third sector, and targeted support to youth, community and faith‑based organisations. The postholder ensures Prevent delivery is fully aligned with Newham’s broader approach to community cohesion, safeguarding and community safety.

The Prevent Lead also coordinates regional collaboration across the East Cluster and other partners to ensure consistent; high‑quality Prevent delivery and the sharing of best practice. Through partnership working, professional advice and community engagement, the role strengthens cohesion, reduces vulnerability to extremism and enhances public confidence in safeguarding pathways.

This is a fixed-term position until March 2027, funded by the Home Office. Funding for the role is reviewed annually, and continuation of the post is subject to ongoing Home Office approval and funding. Enhanced DBS required.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Good knowledge of crime & disorder and community cohesion issues, including an understanding of national policies, their application at local level, the roles of local authorities, the police & other agencies

• In‑depth understanding of the Prevent Duty, statutory responsibilities under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015, and how these apply to local authorities

• Detailed knowledge of Channel processes, case‑management requirements, vulnerability assessment frameworks and multi‑agency safeguarding pathways

• Demonstrable experience of Prevent delivery within a local government or statutory safeguarding setting, including work relating to extremism, vulnerability and associated safeguarding processes

• Experience working within multi‑agency safeguarding structures (e.g., Channel, MAPPA, Community Safety Partnerships) and contributing to complex risk‑management decisions.

• Experience coordinating or chairing partnership boards, steering groups or case‑management forums, ensuring high‑quality administration, action tracking and performance oversight

• Excellent IT, verbal and written communication skills, with experience of high-level report writing and presentation of reports to varying audiences including elected members, senior management and the community. 

• Willingness to work flexibly and respond to needs of the service, including working ad-hoc evenings and weekends as well as attending residents’ meetings and resident engagement events across the borough. 

Whilst this is a hybrid role, the Community Safety Team are based at 1000 Dockside Road and there is a requirement to be office based a minimum of 2 days a week. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Mike Shoesmith – mike.shoesmith@newham.gov.uk, Prevent Coordinator. 

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We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.