Plymouth City Council Jobs

If you are planning to apply for a Plymouth City Council job, you’ll have to fill out an application form. CVs are not accepted. If you are searching the job adverts on the council job vacancies page of the council’s website, there’s no need to download the application form; it’s an online process that works within your Internet Explorer or Firefox browser.

But if you would rather a hard copy of the application form, there should be a phone number at the bottom of the advert to request one. Additionally there is contact information on the right hand side to the webpage which includes the email address for the council’s recruitment department.

As I write this article, there are probably people going through the application process, because there are 27 jobs posted. Some of them are part-time, some are term time, some are fixed term and some are permanent.
To give you an idea of the types of jobs I’ll click on a few posting and see what they are about. The first one is a position for school crossing patrol. This post is permanent term time, but it’s only five hours a week. It pays £7.04 to £8.01 per hour.

Here’s another; this one for a passenger assistant supervisor. It has a starting pay of between £17,802 and £20,198 annually. It is a permanent job of 37 hours per week.

Let us look at another one. This one is for a senior officer - trading standards and it seems to be paying the highest starting salary of the 27 postings: £34,549 to £38,961 annually. This is also a permanent position with 37 hours of work each week.

Hopefully, you are one of the people who have seen these adverts. Hopefully you saw something that interested you and you applied in time. You are probably aware then that if you do not hear from the council within four weeks, they did not consider you for the position. That does not mean that you have to give up.

If you really want a Plymouth City Council job, you should keep checking the adverts and applying. Even if you have to apply for something that is not your first choice, you may be able to get a foot in the door. Once in, you may be able to manoeuver yourself into a position that is more to your preference. It may take some time, but if it is something you want; why not?

The council offers training opportunities through its training and development scheme, which includes professional and vocational training that leads to qualification. Also include in this scheme is a sponsorship and corporate appraisal.

But let’s say you manage to land a permanent position with the council, you’ll have to complete a 6 month probationary period. After that, you’ll receive confirmation that you have permanent employment status. And once you’re in, the benefits of working for the council are pretty attractive. Like 25 days annual leave, which rises to 30 days after 5 years of continued employment with the council. You can also take advantage of flexi-time working. More information of the other benefits of having a Plymouth City Council job can be found at the council’s website.