INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Early Help Project Officer
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Early Help Project Officer
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Job Description
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: Scale
Contract Type: Fulltime Fixed term 12 months
Working hours per week: 36 hours per week
Application Deadline: 22nd March 2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): Tuesday 25th March 2025
Reference: 1679
About Us:
Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly residentfocused insightled digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace wellbeing skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
To perform project support and organisational functions/duties to assist in the delivery of the Adult Early Help services including Link Worker and Family and Group Conferencing service to ensure the workflow is actioned appropriately and will involve good communication across the council services including finance and HR. Day to day activities will include working with data and finance.
- Communicate effectively with internal and / or external customers/ service users. Act as point of contact for the service.
- Create documents reports correspondence etc. from the information provided using standard formats and software.
- Organise and maintain records and documents using the appropriate council process / system.
Key Responsibilities:
To be responsible for the collation of Adult Early Help data.
To support with invites and data collection of workshops and group sessions.
Excellent communication skills to communicate with residents and partners.
Qualifications and Requirements:
English and Math Qualification
Relevant NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in publicfacing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council please visit Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Adult Early Help Manager Caoimhe McKenna at or
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post please contact our Recruitment Team via email at .
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
