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Benefits of working with us
Our benefits
Our employees are our greatest asset and therefore we provide a range of perks, including a competitive salary, great annual leave entitlement, flexible working opportunities and brilliant employee benefit schemes.
Giving you a work life balance
Our employment offer is designed to help you get a good work life balance. And given how much of our life we all spend at work, we take steps to look after your wellbeing when you’re with us.
- Providing a generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
- Flexi time - you may take a maximum of 26 days in any year on top of your annual leave entitlement
- Opportunity to buy additional holiday
- Offering a range of flexible working options including; remote working, part time and condensed hours
- Offering a range of leave options to support you at all stages of your life; including family leave (such as maternity, paternity and adoption leave) and career breaks
Our employment offer is designed to...
We run on a flexible working system, and our family friendly policies aid work-life balance when you need them.
We offer flexible hybrid working, balancing service need and individual choice, mixing both home and office working. For those working at home, equipment is provided to enable this.
One of the best things about working with us is the opportunity to work and make a real difference to one of the most beautiful parts of the country. North Devon has some of the UK’s best award winning beaches for all kind of water sports, especially surfing, and on the doorstep of Exmoor National Park. It’s a great location to gain and maintain a healthy work–life balance.
Pension scheme
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependents.
Employees are entered into the LGPS, and a shared cost AVC scheme is also available in addition, helping to prepare you for a more comfortable retirement and giving peace of mind.
Health and wellbeing
To support our employees, we offer a range of wellbeing support which can help our employees and their families.
We aim to provide a sense of organisation, team and individual health, contentment and resilience in which employees are supported in order to thrive at NDC and beyond.
Our desire to support a good work-life balance is supported by our occupational health team, funded eye-sight tests for visual display users, Workout Solutions – a free self-referral counselling service, as well as in-house support available from our team of trained wellbeing advisors.
Regular wellbeing events are available throughout the year, including men’s and women’s health events, nutritional webinars and advice, mental health awareness, advice and support, and financial wellbeing workshops and seminars….and much more! We fully support government health initiatives and help employees to gain full access to these.
Social events are held throughout the year, including the staff summer party and BBQ for employees and their families to enjoy.
We recognise that our employees are key to the delivery of our services and that they have a direct impact daily on our customer experience of the council. When our employees are healthy, motivated and have a sense of wellbeing, then the experience of the customers also improves.
Employees benefit schemes
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice
- Salary traded leave – the opportunity of trading salary for up to an additional ten full time days (two working weeks of hours for part time employees)
- Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVC) offers a cost-efficient way to invest in your financial future. (Salary sacrifice) You’ll make savings in Income Tax and National Insurance contributions on the money paid into your pot
- Kaarp Benefits – free to use/no membership required, open to all staff offering discounts in a wide range of shops and services
- Free parking / free mini bus service
- Access to wellbeing services
- Free eye tests (for visual display users)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Pay for one relevant professional subscription - if you have memberships for professional bodies as part of your role
- Training and Development - we offer a range of development opportunities to encourage everyone to reach their highest potential
- Employee engagement - we have a developed Organisational Development Group which provides the opportunity to play your part in helping to drive improvements
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