**INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY** Employment Advisor in London

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO1 £41,133-£43,680

Contract Type: Full-time/ Fixed Term until 31/03/2027

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 13/05/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference: 2112

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 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.

About the role:

We are looking to recruit two Employment Advisers to join our Trailblazer Programme, supporting individuals to move closer to, and into, sustainable employment. These are exciting opportunities to be part of an innovative programme that delivers tailored, person-centred employment support.

As an Employment Adviser, you will work directly with participants facing a range of barriers to employment. You will provide one-to-one guidance, motivation and practical support, helping individuals build confidence, develop skills and progress toward meaningful work outcomes.

The role is well-suited to someone who is passionate about employability, understands the challenges people face in accessing work, and enjoys building trusted relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised employment support through one-to-one sessions and action planning
• Support participants to identify realistic career goals and progression routes
• Provide high-quality job search, CV, application and interview support
• Engage with local employers, training providers and support services
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to monitoring and performance reporting
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve programme outcomes

Qualifications and Requirements:

You will ideally have:

• Experience in employment support, welfare-to-work, careers guidance or a related field
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A motivational, empathetic and solution-focused approach
• Confidence using IT systems and maintaining accurate case notes
• An understanding of barriers to employment and how to address them
• The ability to manage a caseload and work to targets within a supportive team environment

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

• Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
• Satisfactory declaration of interest;
• 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 this link.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Daniel Davis ESF Programme Manager at Daniel.Davis@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.