Working in Local Government

Plymouth City Council is one of the biggest employers in the region and offers career opportunites in a wide range of fields.

These include:

• Teaching
• Social work
• Information technology
• Youth and community work
• Housing
• Education and schools support
• Care work
• Leisure and tourism
• Planning
• Engineering
• Finance and accountancy
• Economic and business development
• Legal work
• Human resources/personnel
• Library and information services
• Administration
• Catering
• Urban renewal
• Trading standards
• Transportation and road safety

The City Council offers employees:

• Opportunities to develop and advance careers
• Flexible working
• Family- friendly policies including job sharing
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Competitive salaries
• Training opportunities
• Benefits including an excellent local government pension scheme