Benefits of working with us

Hinckley and Bosworth video: find out what is so special about the borough, including our:

• Location and transport links
• Countryside and heritage
• Local economy and leisure facilities

With training and development, and plenty of career opportunities, you could go further than you think.

From attending conferences, courses and seminars to online learning, we give you the right skills, confidence and support to really achieve your potential.

Some of the learning and development opportunities available include:

• E-learning suite with a variety of personal development courses

• Postgraduate development funding when relevant to job role and approved

• Apprenticeships

• Individual performance monitoring and one-to-ones

• Payment of professional fees where these are required (and approved)

Kerry works in planning, helping to shape communities with new homes, businesses, parks and roads.

We offer a range of flexible working options – and you could help change the lives of real people in your community.

Flexible working benefits depending on your job role can include:

• Flexi-time: no core hours and up to two days flexi leave per month

• Flexible working arrangements, could mean hybrid, part-time, term-time only or compressed hours

• 37-hour week for full time employees

• Annual leave entitlement: minimum of 26 days a year pro rata rising to 31 days a year pro rata with five years local government continuous service (plus usual bank holidays in England and Wales)

• Quiet working areas

• Various family friendly policies e.g., maternity leave, parental leave, emergency time off for dependants in the same household

• Career breaks

Daniel works in Environmental Health, protecting the community by ensuring the places where we work, eat, live and play are safe.

As part of our commitment to staff health and wellbeing, our Wellbeing Charter supports the physical and mental health of all staff by having an action plan, raising awareness, being open and having a positive work environment supported by good working conditions and support.

The support we provide includes:

• Wellbeing policy and charter

• Employee Assistance Programme including Counselling support

• Full occupational health service

• First aid, fire wardens and mental health first aid

• Health awareness sessions and employee support groups

• Sports and social activities

• Free eye test and cost towards glasses if required for screen use

• Flu vaccinations sessions or contribution

• Stop smoking support

• Blood donor sessions or time off



• Time off for hospital and antenatal appointments

On offer is a financial package which includes fair and competitive rates of pay and pension.

Some of the financial benefits include:

• Pay: job evaluation scheme (equal pay) implemented, overtime, standby, call out and weekend enhancements when required by role

• Annual ‘cost of living’ pay award

• The Local Government Pension Scheme is considered to be one of the best

• AVC Wise additional voluntary pensions contributions salary sacrifice

• Relocation package up to £5000

• Access to Clockwise Credit Union

• Travel discounts - Interest free rail and bus season ticket loans

• Discounted daily parking is available when an annual season ticket is purchased

• Tusker cars, Cycle to work, Home technology and smartphone salary sacrifice schemes

• Mileage claims on work related travel

• Lump sum payment for essential car users

• Car loan scheme (essential car users)

• Long service award at 25 and 40 years service

Make your money go further with a range of consumer discounts for you and your family, on a variety of goods including supermarkets, holidays, fashion, entertainment, gifts, cinema tickets, health and beauty, electronic goods, motor and home maintenance.