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About us
Where we are: Derbyshire Dales District Council is based in the Town Hall in Matlock but our District covers over 500 square miles including the towns Bakewell, Matlock and Ashbourne and villages in rural Derbyshire. Half of our District lies within the Peak District National Park. We are one of nine Districts within Derbyshire and provide complementary services to those provided by Derbyshire County Council (including Schools; Highways; Environment & Transport, Social Services).
Who we are: We have a strong ‘One Team, One Council’ culture. Alongside the excellent quality of life, we can offer you the opportunity to further develop your career within an excellent and family friendly organisation, with the benefits of hybrid working, flexitime, personal development and CPD opportunities, free staff car parking at Matlock Town Hall, and a confidential counselling service. That’s possibly why 87% of our staff feel supported, 94% feel confident to raise issues with their immediate line manager, 85% are satisfied with the District Council as an employer, and 88% know their role contributes to high quality services in the Derbyshire Dales (Staff Survey 2023).
What we do: As the District Council, we are dedicated to delivering high quality services to the 32,000 households in the Derbyshire Dales. Services include Economic Development; Planning; Housing; Parks and Recreation; Street Cleansing and car parks; Revenues and Benefits (Council Tax); Environmental Health; Climate change and biodiversity; Waste and Recycling in partnership with Serco, Leisure Centres in partnership with Freedom Leisure. Our priorities are to foster a thriving, sustainable communities in a clean, green, and safe environment. We are committed to fairness and equality and the well-being of our residents and employees alike. Our recently approved Derbyshire Dales Plan 2024-2028 outlines our priorities, aims and aspirations.
Employee benefits package
In additional to salary, we offer
- Professional development: we are dedicated growing and investing in our employees
- Career opportunities- with continuity of service within the local government sector
- Commitment to work life balance including flexitime & agile working arrangements
- 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
- The excellent Local Government Pension Scheme – contributory and with excellent employer contributions
- 3 x Life assurance through the pension scheme
- Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days' additional leave
- Discount to local leisure centres
- Enhanced family friendly policies (including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
- Supportive sick pay scheme
- Occupational health, counselling services and eye care vouchers
- Free on-site car park.
Join us! Make a difference by working for your local Council!
How to apply
You can apply for our vacancies online using the application process.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, culture and experience. View our current vacancies.
The information sheet for each job shows some of the benefits that come with a job in local government.
We offer the opportunity to join a final salaried pension scheme. For more information please visit the Local Government Pension Scheme website.
We welcome applications from disabled people, and we are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants.
Please note that we do not accept CVs, speculative applications or hold personal details on files.
