But what else can we offer you?
There are more reasons why a career in local government could be for you, such as a competitive salary, good pension scheme, generous annual leave, excellent training and development opportunities and flexible working options.
Full details of the terms and conditions of employment with Cambridge City Council will be given to you when you join, but here are some points that may interest you:
Salary
Salary scales and conditions of service are nationally determined. Each post is graded and you will be paid at a point within that grade. We have an annually negotiated pay increase and progression through your salary scale is based on performance in your job.
Pension
You may also be eligible to benefit from our attractive, index-linked pension scheme. This includes employer contributions towards the provision of a final salary pension.
Flexible working
If you are appointed to a full time post your working week will be 37 hours. However, depending on the nature of your job, you may be able to take advantage of one of a number of ways of working flexibly. These include: part-time working; flexi-time scheme; term-time working; job sharing; home working and compressed working hours.
Holidays
You will receive 24 working days’ holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays. Holiday entitlement rises to 29 days after 5 years’ continuous local government service. Holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement for part-time employees is calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Family friendly policies
Family friendly policies available to eligible employees include a childcare voucher scheme and our own schemes for maternity leave; adoption leave; paternity/ maternity support leave; parental and dependency leave.
Learning & development
We encourage employees and managers to discuss progress in the job and also longer-tem career progression. We are committed to a policy of providing facilities, financial support, advice and opportunities to enable employees to develop the skills, knowledge and competencies needed to perform their jobs and to develop their potential to meet future needs. Training is both job-related or specifically for personal development and can take place both ‘in-house’ or on outside courses. In recognition of its commitment to learning and development, Cambridge City Council has achieved Investors in People (IIP) accreditation.
Travel to, from and within work
Promoting sustainable ways for our staff to travel to, from and within work is one way
the City Council can take positive action and reduce our contribution towards the
causes of climate change.
The Council’s first Employee Travel Plan has been produced to make it easier for all
of us to travel more sustainably. The Plan’s overarching aims are to:
● Improve the quality of life and reduce the financial burden for employees arising
from the need to travel to and for work.
● Promote a healthy workforce.
● Reduce the Council’s contribution to congestion in and around the City.
● Reduce the environmental impact arising from the Council’s travel needs.
● Demonstrate community leadership in the field of travel.
To achieve these aims, we need to take a creative approach to ways we can encourage change in the way we travel in connection with our work. Between 2008 and 2010 some of the key actions we’ll be taking are shown below:
● We’ll be improving existing and providing more cycle storage, providing safe cycle training and exploring ways to make it cheaper for staff to purchase their own bikes.
● We’re introducing a subsidy for all staff who use any form of public transport for their journey to/from work, and we’ll be looking for ways to work with partners and local transport providers to make more savings for our staff when travelling by public transport.
● We’ll be promoting car sharing, providing “green” driver awareness training and giving consideration to providing free car parking spaces for car sharers.
● We’ll be reviewing our Relocation Policy and looking at ways we can reduce the need for staff to travel to work every day.
● And we’ll be holding quarterly Commuter Challenge prize draws for all employees who pledge to use sustainable transport for a percentage of their home/work journeys.
Staff benefits & discounts
A wide range of benefits and discounts are available to employees, including:
· Free swimming in Cambridge’s pools
· Camcard benefits scheme – participating businesses offer discounts/ offers on production of the Camcard
· Discounted membership of health and fitness clubs
· Staff bikes available for work journeys and discounts available from a number of cycle shops throughout the City
· Free passes to the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge
· 10% discount for books and stationery purchases from Heffers stores
· Interest free season ticket loans for public transport