Waste and Recycling Officer Internal Applicants Only

***Internal Applicants Only***

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO1 41133 - 43680

Contract Type: Full time - Fixed term Secondment (6 Months)

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 19/01/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference:1916

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 resident-focused insight-led 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 well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role:

We are looking for a detail-orientatedWaste and Recycling Officerwith strong organisational abilities and solid IT skills to manage recycling projects specifically aimed at reducing contaminated waste across Waltham Forest.

The successful candidate will be a good communicator who will be able carry out tasks in a professional and timely manner and be able to demonstrate proficient IT skills specifically in data management (Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel).

Management of the recycling contamination enforcement project requires data to be gathered database updating communicating any issues found with residents managing agents and neighbourhood colleagues and monitoring the success of the project through weekly/monthly statistical updates alongside a reduction in the rejected recycling loads to ensure the Council achieves its recycling targets.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Gather analyse and report on information and data in respect of recycling and waste contamination.
• Liaise with managing agents residents other council departments in respect of recycling contamination and waste minimisation.
• Ability to write reports appropriate to the audience including weekly/monthly statistical updates.
• Undertake and performance manage a waste management project which leads to improvement in the Councils recycling achievements and contributes to the social and environmental well-being of Waltham Forest.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Experience in the provision of support and the delivery of front line services.
• Excellent demonstrable customer service skills.
• Experience of working and communicating effectively with a wide range of internal and external bodies to achieve service objectives.
• Excellent IT skills specifically Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel

Terms and conditions:

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 self-identify 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.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Sarah-Jane Carpenter Recycling Manager at @ .

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@.

The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email recruitment@ so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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