Waltham Forest College has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following its most recent inspection and has distinguished itself as one of only 15 General Further Education Colleges across the country to achieve the prestigious ‘Outstanding’ rating. As an Anchor Institution, Waltham Forest College serves its local and regional communities across North and East London exceptionally well and has been successful in driving aspiration and achievements for its students and wider communities.

We believe that our employees are the heart of the organisation and having the right people in the right place, with the right skills is the key to our success. We are looking for committed individuals who are passionate about working in an aspirational and high performing college and dedicated to contributing to an outstanding experience for our learners.

Welcome to Waltham Forest College!

I’d like to wish you a very warm welcome to Waltham Forest College. We have high aspirations for our students and our college, and I’m really pleased that you are looking to continue your education or training and are thinking of joining us to help progress your career.

Waltham Forest College is an aspirational place to learn with highly skilled, supportive staff, industry standard specialist facilities and work in partnership with employers. We are proud to be an inclusive college, supporting and encouraging our students to ‘Think BIG’ in achieving their career goals. You will be joining one of the top performing colleges in London, holding specialist academy status for HealthCare, Construction, Green Technologies and Hospitality and one of only 12 leading institutions selected as a WorldSkills UK’s Training Centre of Excellence. This provides an exciting opportunity for our students to further develop world-class skills, embedding excellence and developing the higher-level technical skills that employers need.

Whether you are looking to develop new skills and confidence, progress to university, retrain or to study to progress to highly skilled, higher paid employment, we can help springboard your career. You can join the growing number of students studying with us by applying online or attending our next open event. Remember, whatever your aspirations, we can help you to create your future. I look forward to welcoming you to our college.

Janet Gardner

Principal and CEO

The College offers a wide range of benefits for staff, which can enhance the employee’s personal development, health, wellbeing and finances. The College is committed in continuing to develop and expand the range of benefits; some of them are listed below:

• Pension scheme
• Learning & development
• WFC perks
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Occupational health
• Free car parking
• Free breakfast
• Costa Coffee on site
• A range of family-friendly policies