Portsmouth City Council Jobs

What makes a Portsmouth City Council job desirable? Perhaps it’s the benefit. On its website, the council says it needs the best from its employees; therefore, it invests in its employees training, development, qualifications and career opportunities.

In order to keep its workers happy, the council says it strives to ensure there is a balance between work and personal life. Family friendly policies like flexible working form part of the benefit package.

This policy allows council staff to work part-time or job share. Most council employees work 37 hours a week, from Monday to Friday, and they are entitled to flexibility in regard to when they start and finish work with the council’s flexi-time system.

Council employees are given generous leave each year. It can begin at 23 days and be as much as 32 days. The employee’s level and length of service will affect the amount of leave. Of course, this is apart from statutory holidays.

There are also some financial benefits. Council staff are able to enjoy discounts from many businesses in the local area. Interest free loans towards the purchase of season tickets for bus or ferry travel or the purchase of a bicycle are also available.

The last benefit I’ll mention is work place nursery, which probably appeals to council workers with children. Kids between the ages of three and five years old are looked after while parents work.

At the time this article was written, there were 15 adverts for jobs within the council. Some of the jobs titles include seasonal TIC assistant, occupational therapist, social worker, school crossing patrol and business system administrator.

Some these positions are permanent and some are temporary, but about four of them are internal vacancies and only people who already have a Portsmouth City Council job can apply for them.

The salaries for these postings range from £15,455, which is the low end of a posting for a seasonal TIC assistant and £38,961, which is the high end of a posting for an independent reviewing officer.

There are no application forms, instead the adverts include a list of the information you should provide if you would like to make it to the interview stage. The instructions also advised candidates to tailor CVs the post being applied for.

I also came across some postings advertised for teaching and school related jobs. But, as with most other local authorities, these adverts are posted on a different webpage from the other council openings. In this case, application forms are accepted but CVs are not. But again, information on applying is included within the posting.

If you are still interested in getting a foot in the door of a job with the council and would like to know of another option, consider the temporary job register. You’ll find this on the council’s website as well. Use it the land yourself a temporary, short-term work. The jobs are from a wide variety of areas within the council.

To add to that, the website says the Portsmouth council also supplies staff on a temporary basis to Fareham, Gosport and Havant Borough councils. As with applying for school positions, you can fill out an application form. The information is available on the council’s website. Good luck in your quest for a Portsmouth City Council job.