Derby City Council Jobs

There are over 12,000 Derby City Council jobs, divided among five major departments: corporate and adult services; children and young people; environmental; regeneration and community; and resources. Most of these 12,000 plus employees work under national collective agreements, supplemented by local agreements between the council and trade unions.

Most positions are associated with pay scales. Pay increases are decided in accordance with national collective agreements and are usually paid out on April 1st of each year. These increases in pay are based incrementally; therefore, employees progress through each stage until they come to the maximum for their grade of job.

Council employees are entitled to a minimum of 20 days leave each year, in addition to bank and statutory holidays. The longer a person works for the council and according to their grade of work, they are entitled to additional days of leave on top of the minimum 20. Entitlement to paid sick leave is also determined by how long the employee has been working for the council. Those with family or other obligations may be eligible to take advantage of the council’s Work-Life Balance Scheme. It would allow them to work less or more hours during the working day, or take extra time off. But different council jobs will have different conditions for work-life balance.

Personal development is high on the council’s list of commitments to its employees. There is a broad range of training events, and regular reviews of the council’s workforce development plan to ensure that employees are receiving the right kind of training and development. And succession initiatives are in place to help the council to hold on to its talented workers. People with Derby City Council jobs may also be interested in a number of discount schemes available to them. Included in these schemes are things like lifestyle, which is a scheme that offers council employees discounts on a large variety of goods and services. Plus, there’s a website where people who shop online with over 1,500 selected retailers can earn cash-back.

Also included are reduced charges for activities at council sport centres in a scheme called passport to leisure. Green travel to work is another scheme where council employees can purchase park and ride tickets and annual bus passes at a discounted price. The cost is deducted from the employee’s salary and spread over 12 months. Cycle2work is another scheme where people can have deductions taken from their salary to cover the cost of a brand new bicycle. In this scheme, the cost is spread over 18 months.

Derby City council looks out for the well being of its employees by offering them an employee assistance programme. Here, people experiencing crises can access a telephone service that provides debt management information and professional counselling. It’s a 24 hour, 365 day a year service. At the time this article was written, there were several jobs advertised on the current vacancies page of the council’s website. Other independent job sites also had a number of listings for Derby City Council jobs.