**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY** Community Engagement Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO1£38,364-£40,833 Pro-rata (Including London Weighting)

Contract Type: Secondment (12 months) Part-time (4 days a week)

Working hours per week: 28.8hrs, 4 days

Application Deadline: 13/12/24

Proposed Interview Date(s): 19/12/24

**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**

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 London's Good Work Standard employers. 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.

The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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About the role:

Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service is proud to be the local authority's direct provider of adult and community education and work-based training, rated "Good" by OFSTED in our 2016 inspection. We're searching for a passionate, innovative, and committed individual to become a vital part of our dedicated team and play a vital role in connecting communities to adult learning opportunities. If you're excited to bring fresh ideas, a dynamic approach, and a dedication to supporting residents across the borough to access diverse learning and training opportunities, we'd love to hear from you

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Key Responsibilities:

The Community Engagement Coordinator Secondment role , reporting to the Programme Manager is a part-time position (4 days a week) with the following key duties:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community groups, local businesses, and nonprofits to expand learning opportunities and build vibrant community networks.
• Promote inclusive, learning opportunities tailored to local needs, with a focus on engaging priority groups and widening participation
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop initiatives that enhance our curriculum and increase community participation.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for joint initiatives and innovative programs that expand and enrich our curriculum.
• Represent our service at outreach and promotional events, effectively raising awareness and signposting to our learning offer.
• Showcase our community impact through excellent IT and communication skills, documenting impactful stories, outcomes, and insights.
• Good verbal communication skills; be able to liaise professionally with a range of internal and external stakeholders across the borough.
• Offer a flexible approach to working hours, including occasional evening, weekend, and holiday shifts.

If you're ready to inspire, engage, and make a difference in adult learning, apply today and help us make education accessible across our community

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent or extensive experience
• English and Math Qualification GCSE or FS L2
• Evidence of CPD

Terms and conditions:

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;

Satisfactory declaration of interest;

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;

Satisfactory DBS check;

This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing 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 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 individual's 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 https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact , Sharon Tassell, Operations and Services Manager, Sharon.Tassell@walthamforest.gov.uk

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