Community Engagement Officer


Company:	Northumbria Police
Salary:	£30,276 - £30,276
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	South Shields, NE33 1RR
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Jul 2026
Closing date:	4 Aug 2026

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Summary

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us as a Community Engagement Officer.

Our Community Engagement team is evolving, and we need innovative, solution-focused individuals just like you! Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in engaging with diverse community organisations, especially those seldom heard. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Neighbourhood Policing Teams, to tackle local issues and deliver innovative problem-solving services. Your goal will be to build trust and confidence by developing positive relationships with the community and neighbourhood partners and developing sustainable solutions for community issues.

In addition to this you will have a real passion for current affairs, you will keep up to date with local and national news to eagerly stay ahead of emerging community concerns and tensions. We need your enthusiasm to contribute to the completion of vital Community Tension Assessments. Be the driving force for positive change in your community!

What you’ll do

You will be travel throughout South Tyneside and Sunderland attending a wide range of community groups and organisations, delivering presentations on subjects such as Hate Crime and Serious Youth Violence, as well as being heavily involved in projects and joint working with community partners.

You must be able to establish meaningful links with community organisations and external agencies to promote partnership working, to create and implement solutions to local issues.

Contribute to the Force’s objectives relating to community cohesion, by working in conjunction with Neighbourhood Policing Teams to research local needs. Coordinate support to under-represented victims of crime and disorder and vulnerable and repeat victims, by liaising with internal and external agencies.

Identify emerging trends and issues in respect of victims, locations and offenders (including address checks processes) to develop sustainable solutions through community cohesion in conjunction with Neighbourhood Policing Teams and to allow regular intelligence reports on emerging issues be created for the Force.

You’ll also be responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and recording incidents of hate crime, helping to inform current community tensions by identifying ongoing patterns and trends.

This is an important role where you can make a very real, visible difference to the public, communities and individuals that you meet.

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