Join the largest employer in Sandwell, where over 3,500 of our diverse employees thrive in hundreds of unique roles.
To support you to develop your career with us, we offer:
- A competitive pay progression structure and leave allowance
- Hybrid working arrangements and a flexitime system (subject to needs of the role)
- Supportive staff networks including Culture Champions, helping to fulfil our organisational culture aspirations and make us a fully inclusive employer
- A confidential counselling service (BACP approved) and a mediation service is available on managerial referral
- Talent initiatives including apprenticeship programmes at all levels, and the prestigious National Graduate Development Programme.
- Learning and development including management development training, employee wellbeing workshops and job role specific training.
- A professional coaching and mentoring offer
- Employee performance and development processes with regular check-ins and an annual review to help you be your best
- Recognition for your hard work through our ‘We our Sandwell’ award scheme and colleague appreciation schemes
- Work that makes a real difference to our customers and residents, continually improving our boroughs.
- Access to trade unions
Our aim is to be an outstanding Council and we recognise that part of that is providing the best employee experience possible. At Sandwell we care about our people and commit to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work.
To make sure everyone can be their best and feel like they count, our support offer includes:
- Our employee assistance programme with free, confidential, 24/7 helpline service staffed by professional counsellors
- Access to occupational health services
- Wellbeing champions network
- Supportive carers and parental policies
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Disability passport scheme
To help you make the most of your money we offer:
- Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- Staff deals though our employee benefits scheme