Careers Information
Introduction
We are a progressive Local Authority providing value for money and quality services to the community. Together with the recognised trade unions we are committed to the development of positive policies to promote equality and diversity in employment, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion and belief. This applies to our recruitment and selection procedures, training and development programmes and promotion opportunities.
As the County’s largest single employer, with a full and part-time workforce of 23,000 employees, we have a wide range of career opportunities including a variety of occupations.
Information on working in the following areas:
Where possible a contact telephone number has been included should you require further specific information on any of the careers listed.
We offer a range of family friendly and flexible employment initiatives and working arrangements. These include:
- A comprehensive induction, training and development programme
- Competitive salaries and benefits
- Generous leave provisions
- Excellent final salary pension scheme
- An “Affirmative Employment Strategy” for disabled people
- Job Share Policy
- Flexible Working Hours
- Career Break Scheme
- Health Promotion Programme
- Counselling Service
Vacancies are advertised as they arise in local Job Centres, the national and local press and professional journals. C.V.s are not normally accepted and applications should be in response to advertisements only.
Our weekly vacancies are available online.
Copies of this Careers Information as a booklet are available by ringing us on tel: 0115 977 4820 or alternatively in pdf format:
Careers Information booklet [PDF 182KB] 
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