You get all these benefits for working at Chesterfield Borough Council
Pension
- access to the Local Government Pension Scheme – immediate life insurance cover, tax free lump sum and secure career average pension
- pre-retirement planning courses
Flexible working plus annual and special leave
- We have a range of options and policies to help you balance working and home life, including:
- flexible working options – flexitime scheme, annualised hours, compressed hours, job share, reduced hours
- paid sick leave from the first year of employment
- generous holiday allowances – 23 to 32 days annual leave depending on length of continuous local government service and band plus 8 bank holidays and one discretionary day at Christmas
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, which is above the legal minimum
- bereavement leave – up to seven days paid leave
- compassionate leave – up to seven days paid leave
- emergency dependants leave – reasonable time off
- major domestic crisis leave – up to seven days paid leave
- leave for certain public duties, including being a school governor, Justice of the Peace, jury service, reservists
- career break scheme – up to one year’s unpaid leave
- home working options
- work life balance policies – full range of policies and schemes
Trade unions
- trade union recognition – UNISON, UNITE and GMB
- leave and facilities for trade union representatives
Health and wellbeing support
- access to health and wellbeing services including free eye test vouchers, health surveillance, counselling, physiotherapy and vaccinations
- an in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders
- access to full range of occupational health services - free eye test vouchers, health surveillance and vaccinations
Learning and development
- a range of internal and external opportunities to support your career progression
- paid study leave – including day release, course and exam fees and travel
- payment of professional fees
Discounts and vouchers
- childcare vouchers – tax free and National Insurance exempt up to maximum limits
- discounted car park pass for Chesterfield town centre
- cycle to work scheme – save at least 25% on each payment
- discounted leisure membership at council leisure centres
- travel discount scheme – 10% on Stagecoach fares
- 10% discount at Market Café
Pay
- national pay increases negotiated annually
Long service awards
- long service awards for 25 and 35 years’ service
- flexible working options – flexitime scheme, annualised hours, compressed hours, job share, reduced hours
- paid sick leave from the first year of employment
- generous holiday allowances – 23 to 32 days annual leave depending on length of continuous local government service and band plus 8 bank holidays and one discretionary day at Christmas
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, which is above the legal minimum
- bereavement leave – up to seven days paid leave
- compassionate leave – up to seven days paid leave
- emergency dependants leave – reasonable time off
- major domestic crisis leave – up to seven days paid leave
- leave for certain public duties, including being a school governor, Justice of the Peace, jury service, reservists
- career break scheme – up to one year’s unpaid leave
- home working options
- work life balance policies – full range of policies and schemes