We’re committed to providing you with a competitive range of benefits, including:
- flexible working
- part-time and job share opportunities
- pay rises based on competency increments
- learning, career development and progression and opportunities
- protected CPD time and resources to enable you to keep a personal portfolio including personal access to CC inform
- paid annual leave from 5 to 6.3 paid working weeks off per year and eight paid bank holidays
- additional leave and other leave entitlements including:
- unpaid parental leave
- paid compassionate leave
- paid time off for some medical appointments
- a paid volunteering day per year
- relocation scheme (if eligible)
- family friendly policies including; enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay (above statutory provisions)
- employee benefits scheme including access to the ‘Wider Wallet’ benefits portal with a range of discounts including; insurance, holidays and day to day purchases
- salary sacrifice schemes including Child Care Vouchers, Cars and Bike to Work
- membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme (which is a career average scheme)
- health and well-being support with a dedicated Employee Well-being Team
- a range of core and social work specific support, including My eCoach and our dedicated Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme
- Annual Festival of Learning event which focuses on building our employee’s skills and knowledge
Find out more about Working for Dorset Council and our Rewards and Benefits