West Northants Council
Company size
2000
Industry
Government Services
About Us
West Northamptonshire Council is a new single unitary council, established on 1st April 2021, responsible for providing a range of public services to our 405,000 residents and to businesses across the areas of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire. You can find out more about the services we deliver at www.westnorthants.gov.uk.
Our services include:
Education
Maintenance of parks and open spaces
Highways
Street cleaning
Adult Social Care
Environmental health
Libraries
Planning services
Collection of household waste
Our vision
Our vision is to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive
A place where there is opportunity for all – where children are given the best start in life and vulnerable children are supported and protected. A place where all young people grow up qualified and inspired to succeed.
A place where people are proud to live, with strong sustainable communities, decent homes, a fulfilling job, and stress-free travel through well connected places.
A place where people are supported to live independent, self-sufficient lives and where everyone has the best life chances. A place where services are joined up and if you need a helping hand you’ll get it.
A place with a thriving and prosperous economy that draws in investment, visitors and talent. A place where we have modern towns but where rural character is cherished.
A place at the forefront of action on climate change with clean air, sustainable growth and a flourishing natural environment.
You can find out more about our corporate plan here: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/your-council/corporate-plan
What it’s like to work for us?
Our values and behaviours
Everything we want to achieve for West Northants depends on having the right people in place and doing the right things.
We need to recruit, retain and develop talented and committed staff to provide the best services for our local residents and businesses. By making the most of people’s skills and experience, we can take full advantage of the opportunities created by the new council. Everyone needs to be performing at their best to make the most of the opportunity we have with our new Council.
To support this, West Northants Council has developed a set of values in consultation with our staff, members and stakeholders. These values underpin how we work and what partners and customers can expect from us. We want to do our very best for our residents, service users and businesses and for our staff – we want everyone to THRIVE.
Our organisational culture will continue to develop as we carry on improving our services and ways of working as the new West Northants Council.
In line with our organisational culture, we are creating a strong benefits package for our employees. We listen to what people value and are working on our offering all the time. Our current benefits package includes:
- 27 days annual leave per year (pro rata for part time employees), plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 5 years’ continuous service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have a free “Employee Assistance Programme” run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- And much more!
We also offer flexible working as we know it can help to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve work life balance for employees. We give employees greater choice and flexibility in when they work through providing the opportunity to change work pattern by applying for agile/flexible working arrangements, including part time, job share, term time only, annualised hours and flexi time.
The type of jobs we recruit for?
As a local authority, our remit is wide, there really is a job for everyone!
From Adult Social Care to Environmental Health, Education to Town Planning, Street Cleaning to Highways and so much more! We employ technically qualified individuals and apprentices. Whatever stage of your career you're at, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
Flexible schedule
Work from home
Life insurance
Company pension
Sick pay
Store discounts
Additional leave
Bike to work scheme
Other
