Career Opportunities @ Glasgow City Council
Councillor Tom McKeown
Executive Member for Personnel and Corporate Services
Glasgow City Council as Scotland’s largest local authority has 34,000 employees, manages a gross annual budget in excess of £2,000 million and delivers a range of services including:
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education
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environmental health
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catering and cleaning
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cleansing
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roads and ground maintenance
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construction
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financial, legal, cultural and leisure services
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business development
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social work
The Council is committed to equal opportunities and its policies promote the equal treatment of all job applicants and ensure that no one is unfairly treated on any grounds.
Glasgow City Council welcomes applicants from groups which are under represented in the Council, applications forms are available and can be submitted in:
Glasgow has also signed up to the Double Tick Initiative and has given a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy.
What jobs are available?
The Council is one of Scotland’s largest employers offering challenging and rewarding jobs and careers at all levels across a diverse range of Services.
Benefits of working for the Council
- Best Practice Terms and Conditions of Employment
- competitive salaries
- range of work/life balance and flexible working arrangements
- final salary pension scheme
- non-contributory Life Assurance scheme
- access to the largest credit union in Britain offering saving and borrowing opportunities
- job opportunities in locations throughout the city including the city centre
- committment to Employee Development
- training and career development opportunities including:
- continuous in-house training
- external job related training
- access to personal development training
Development Opportunities
The Council has also developed a range of training schemes, work placements and employment initiatives designed to improve job prospects, which include:
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Working Life programme provides training over a 13 week period which gives mothers and others returning to work, experience of clerical/administrative duties. Childcare costs are met and placement can lead to a vocational qualification.
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Work Placements for Young People - paid training placements for ethnic groups including student summer placements; general work experiences; school placements; youth programme.
I hope that you are successful in your employment search with Glasgow City Council.
Councillor Tom McKeown
Executive Member for Personnel and Corporate Services
Career Opportunities in Local Government