As part of our ongoing commitment to make Walsall Council an excellent employer, it is important to ensure that our workforce achieves a healthy work - life balance. In order to do so, the council offers a range of employee benefits to suit each individuals lifestyles. Our valued workforce have a wide variety of options/incentives available to them and that support and advice within the authority is there if needed. If you are considering applying for a post in Walsall, we hope the benefits on offer will help you reach your decision. Read on for details of 10 great reasons to join us.
We offer a number of flexible working options depending on the role such as part time, voluntary reduced time, job share, term time, flexi time and home working. We also operate a career break scheme.
Commitment to equality and diversity
We have a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and our customers. We aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the community we serve.
Working for Walsall Council gives you the opportunity to make a difference, to better the lives of the people of this exciting borough; from Social Workers to Regeneration Officers, we all have the same commitment to making a difference.
We actively promote training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills.
We offer a minimum of 24 days leave per year (pro rata for part-time workers) which rises as your time with the council increases. This is in addition to 9 concessionary days per year.
You have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, a career average scheme with over 267,000 members and 400 scheme employers.
We are situated in the heart of the West Midlands with excellent transport links to not only the immediate area, but the whole of the country.
As part of our commitment to ensuring staff wellbeing, all staff and their families residing with them have access to an external Employee Assistance Helpline, who can offer advice and counselling on a number of different subjects.
You can expect exposure to challenging and interesting work within a large and complex organisation, and with support mechanisms such as the Employee Performance Appraisal procedure, we will ensure there’s always something exciting around the corner!
Our values
As a Council, we have introduced a behavioural framework for the behaviours and attitudes required to support our future corporate plan. Walsall Council’s values run through everything we do; Professionalism, Leadership, Accountability, Transparency and Ethical.
It is important that as an organisation, we have a happy and supported workforce and that we recognise and acknowledge the work and positive contribution all our staff make. We want to ensure Walsall Council is the family friendly employer of choice we aspire to be and that our range of benefits reflect this, inspiring many more people to come and work for Walsall.
Contact us
Recruitment Team
Walsall Council
3rd floor, Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DQ