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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 <a href=\"{{SIGN-IN-REQUIRED}}\">Mayor of London's Good Work Standard</a> 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. A great example of this commitment recently saw the release of a number of homes that were made available to people who live or work in the borough at discounted market rents. 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In addition to the above, you must be able to demonstrate your experience of managing complex cases, providing support to more junior staff, working within a busy environment and work to tight deadlines. Your ability to communicate clearly and effectively to customers, landlords, accommodation providers, partner organisations and other professionals whilst providing a high quality of service and customer care to all groups of the community is essential. >> <a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/Role%20Profiles/2020%20Snr%20Practitioner%20-%20Housing%20Options%20and%20Assessments%20PO2.pdf\">Click here to download the Role Profile </a><< Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>To provide supervisory support to Housing Options Officers through provision of management, professional expertise, skills and advice to ensure high quality services are delivered within Prevention and Assessments</li> <li>To support team managers with service development, staff supervision and other management responsibilities.</li> <li>To enable the delivery of a more efficient and effective homeless prevention and assessment service and assist in the development of policies and procedures.</li> </ul> Qualifications and Requirements:<ul> <li>3 A levels or equivalent through experience </li> <li>Demonstrable ability in written English and basic mathematics</li> </ul> Terms and conditions: <ul> <li>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </li> <li>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </li> <li>This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults; </li> <li>Satisfactory DBS check; </li> <li>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. </li> </ul>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. 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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 <a href=\"{{SIGN-IN-REQUIRED}}\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. 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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 <a href=\"{{SIGN-IN-REQUIRED}}\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. 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