Partnerships

Working Together for a Better South Cambridgeshire

Within South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) there is a Partnerships Team. The team supports formal and informal multi-agency district and county-wide partnership working, all of which aim to improve service provision within South Cambridgeshire.

Partnerships include:

Cambridgeshire Together
County partnership overseeing the implementation of the Local Area Agreement and the county-wide Sustainable Community Strategy
Local Strategic Partnership
District-wide partnership overseeing the implementation of the local Sustainable Community Strategy
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP)
SCDC working with partners to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime

The team:

Partnerships Manager
Role is to manage the Partnerships Team as well as support the South Cambridgeshire Local Strategic Partnership. To ensure Council action towards the delivery of the Local Area Agreement is taken and that there are strong governance arrangements in place for all the partnerships that the Council is involved in.

Partnerships Officer
Role involves working with public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations as well as members of the community. Key areas of work are the Cambridgeshire Compact, the Community Transport Plan for South Cambridgeshire, grants to the voluntary and community sector and community engagement.

Community Liaison Support Assistant
Role includes acting as the Council's main point of contact for Parish Councils where they do not already have a direct contact to Council services and to work with Cambridgeshire ACRE to support parishes with producing and delivering Community Led Plans (also known as Parish Plans). The post also includes supporting the district's Neighbourhood Panels.

Community Safety Officer
Role includes managing the Council's contribution to the statutory district-level Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and to co-ordinate the Council's community safety work to address crime and anti-social behaviour. This is done through the development and implementation of the annual Community Safety Rolling Plan.

CDRP Partnership Support Officer
Role is to support the work of the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) to ensure that South Cambridgeshire remains a safe place to live by monitoring budgets and performance of the partnership against key targets.

CDRP Anti-Social Behaviour Caseworker
Role is to support the delivery of the Partnership's response to anti-social behaviour by leading on Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and providing co-ordination, expertise and direction in partnership with other agencies. This work can include setting up Problem Solving Groups.