Front End Developer - DWP - SEO
Government Digital & Data -
Are you an accessibility advocate?
Do you want to solve complex problems that impact the most vulnerable citizens?
Do you look for ways to promote collaboration across your team?
If so, apply now and become our next Front-End Developer.
The Health & Disability Digital Function are responsible for a number of services which support some of the most vulnerable users in society to receive the financial support they need as a result of their health condition or disability. Some key digital assets include Personal Independence and Access to Work. In addition, the team manage a number of digital projects that are transforming services for citizens and DWP agents.
Successful candidates will work in a service team helping to deliver these key services for citizens and agents.
We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and adaptable people. We provide comprehensive training and provide access to tools, materials and expertise that encourage continuous self-development to enable our people to reach their potential and help DWP meet its strategic goals.
Job description
As a Front End Developer, you will:
- Work as part of a team responsible for designing and building user-centred services.
- Work with cross-functional teams to integrate into the back end of the service to ensure that they are built and tested to a high standard.
- Turn agreed designs into robust and accessible user interfaces using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Build accessible services which work effectively across multiple devices and browsers.
- Use modern tooling and development techniques to write test-driven code.
- Ensure that the design and implementation of services is consistent with standards and our design system.
- Engage with and contribute to the engineering and user-centred design communities.
- Engage with teams across different levels and capabilities.
- Have an excellent ability to self-organise and define priorities.
- Coach and mentor colleagues.
Person specification
See selection process for further details.
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Akhtar.ali1@dwp.gov.uk.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Systems Integration
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £42,614, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £12,345 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Generous annual leave – at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
- Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
- Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Salary Information
Pay for this role is from £42,614 to £45,081.
The maximum salary for the grade is £45,081, however a Digital Allowance of up to £5,215 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could be retained, amended, or removed.
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
