Leaving Care Champion (SO2)
Leaving Care Champion
1 year contract
As part of our exciting development of services for Care Leavers in the borough we are going to appoint a Leaving Care Champion.
You will be a Waltham Forest Care Leaver, aged over 21 years who is educated to degree level. As Leaving Care Champion you will help to organise a Care Leaver’s forum group, supporting and enabling Waltham Forest Care Leavers to develop a clear voice to feedback to us what being a Care leaver is like in Waltham Forest. The group, led by you will help us to develop services that meet our Care Leaver’s needs and help to fulfil our ambition that we support our young people to become independent and resilient adults who can manage their lives well.
To do this you will report directly to the Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting and, as a full member of the Corporate Parenting Board will advise the Portfolio Lead Member for Children and other elected members on leaving care matters.
Equal Opportunities
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
How to apply
Application Information The councils preference is for on-line application forms. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an on-line application, please ring 0208 496 4227 who will be able to arrange an alternative. For more information on how to complete your application form, follow this link: Applying for a job at Waltham Forest Council
