DEVON – A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Devon is a modern, vibrant place to work offering a range of jobs and staff benefits, including:

• flexible working opportunities
• excellent local government pension scheme
• competitive pay
• learning and development opportunities
• 24.5*  days annual leave rising to 29**  after 5 years’ service
• time off for bank holidays and public holidays

* Increasing to 25 days from April 2022
** Increasing to 30 days from April 2022

Whether you’re new to the workplace, an experienced employee, a parent or a carer, you can find a role suited to you.

Opportunities to learn and develop

At Devon County Council, you are encouraged to reach your full potential. Employees are supported in their roles with regular appraisals, one to ones with managers and around the clock access to Devon E-learning. Growth and career development is encouraged and many employees have climbed up the career ladder whilst working for the council.Find out more about their stories.

Family friendly

We are committed to providing a workplace that values parents and carers . Our flexible working policies make Devon an ideal place to work whatever your situation. We also offer maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.

Inclusive

We welcome people from all parts of our community, the UK and other countries. We positively encourage people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act to join us no matter what your age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership or pregnancy and maternity characteristics. DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon.

The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.

We are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant , which is a promise by the nation ensuring members of the armed forces community are treated fairly. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

Health and wellbeing

We believe that a positive working environment that allows employees to thrive and achieve is only possible if our staff feel supported. Our Employee Assistance Programme is a free confidential, impartial service that provides advice on any issue 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our OneSmallStep  service offers advice and support to anyone seeking to make healthy changes in their life, whether that be losing weight, cutting down on alcohol consumption or quitting smoking. We also provide eye care vouchers and have an occupational health programme.

Devon Discounts

Our Devon Discounts scheme provides our employees with great savings both locally and nationally. We have discounts on everything from gyms, to hotels, to cars, to language lessons, to travel and transport.

To learn more about working in Devon, please visit ‘Working for Devon ’ or ‘Devon Jobs ’ and register to receive information about our vacancies.