Waltham Forest Worknet

Need help finding work?

Worknet is a Council service to support residents who are not currently in work to find training and a job.  Our employment advisers are based around the borough.  They will meet you in regular one-to-one appointments to discuss what help you may need, arrange vocational training in different sectors and work with you to consider your job goals and help you find the right long-term job for you.

Services include:

  • One-to-one Information, Advice and Guidance on returning to and remaining in work, delivered from various offices across the borough
  • Benefits advice and how welfare benefits and working tax credits may be affected when starting work
  • Voluntary work placements to gain recent experience, new skills and a reference
  • Access to other Council frontline services
  • Job opportunities at the 2012 Olympic Games
  • Vocational training courses including Railway engineering (PTS), Truck Induction, catering, retail, and safety at work training courses
  • In-work support and careers advice for up to 12 months

How to contact an Employment Adviser and make an initial appointment:

Call 020 8558 8705 for our Leytonstone office

Call 020 8520 4851 for our Walthamstow office

Call 020 8558 7533 for our Leyton office

Or call in at your nearest service centre listed below:

Worknet (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)
2-4 Cathall Road
Leytonstone
E11 4LF

Waltham Forest Direct (ask for Worknet at Reception (9.45am-5pm Monday to Thursday))
137 Hoe Street
Walthamstow
E17 4RT

Widows & Orphans International (9.30am-5pm Monday-Friday)
806 High Road
Leyton
E10 6AE

Ascham Homes  (1.30pm-4.30pm Mondays and Thursdays only)
Willow House
869 Forest Road
Walthamstow
E17 4UH

Customer satisfaction

If you are a candidate with Worknet and would like to leave feedback for the service, please download the form below and drop it in at your nearest Worknet office:

If you have a complaint about the service you have received, please fill in the Waltham Forest Council online complaint form available here:

» View the Worknet service standards

Case studies

Sawan Nair – BBC Work Experience

Sawan lives in Leyton and was unemployed for nearly four years before registering with Worknet.  Sawan used to be a freelance camera operator and videographer before work became difficult to find.  The longer he was out of work, the more difficult it was for him to maintain his networks in the industry and find work.

Sawan had the following to say on the service provided by Worket:

My name is Sawan Nair and I have been on work placement at the BBC. I got the placement through Worknet (in Waltham Forest). I went for the interview at the BBC and I got the placement. The work I did whilst there was various; I did filming, editing and research. Some of my work was actually aired on the BBC Breakfast Show on television. I networked and made some good contacts, all of whom I stay in contact with. I actually got a call back from BBC 'World Class' department asking me to come in for some paid work as an Editor on a casual contract.
I am currently producing and filming a short promo for 'BBC London 2012', this is for the work placements and the aim is to influence people to get involved. Once I am done with that, it shall be on the official BBC website and also across the six boroughs involved.
I'd like to thank you for your help and also the Worknet team, who were very helpful and assisted me getting this opportunity.