Community Facilities Coordinator

The Council's community facilities are situated in the heart of Borough's thriving communities and play a crucial role in ensuring strong resident engagement and wellbeing. Foremost among the Council's community facilities is our flagship community centre on Priory Court Estate which provides a focus for community engagement and involvement. Working out of Priory Court Community Centre, as community facilities coordinator you would be responsible for the smooth day-to-day operational management of the centre ensuring it is well maintained and provides a welcoming environment for residents and other users.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver new and innovative projects to help build on and improve the current community provision. To succeed in this role you will have experience of facility/community centre management, preferably within a housing/ community neighbourhood management function, have a strong commercial awareness and be able to work collaboratively with residents and stakeholders., Undertake the day-to-day operational management and development of the Priory Court Community Centre and other housing community facilities.

Develop a sustainable model of community centre provision that meets the needs and aspirations of the local community and user groups. Ensure that facilities are kept to a high standard of cleanliness by managing and monitoring the work of the cleaning and caretaking staff Oversee hiring of all facilities and maximise income generation opportunities and ensure that hirers comply with all policies and procedures.,

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.

• Good standard of general education
• Degree, diploma or similar qualification in a relevant technical or business discipline is desirable
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development, Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
• Satisfactory declaration of interest;

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…