Pay and benefits of working for us
Find out about employee benefits, pension arrangements and flexible working.
Your career journey
We want to get the best out of our team and support them to grow in their roles. You’ll have access to coaching and mentoring schemes, regular one-to-ones, on-the-job training and performance reviews, and an online learning and development portal to help you manage your own professional development.
Our purpose
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer serving diverse communities. By joining us, you’ll see our commitment to Unison and RACE charters and can participate in a wide number of colleague inclusion networks.
How we work
Enjoy a great work-life balance with many roles offering flexible options:
- fixed-term contracts
- part-time
- term-time hours
- flexi-time
- time-off-in-lieu
- agile, hybrid and remote working
Your career journey
As a large employer, you’ll benefit from extensive career development opportunities, including work shadowing, coaching, mentoring, secondments, promotion, and acting-up roles. Online learning helps you build new skills and perform at your best.
Coaching and mentoring
We want to get the best out of our team and support them to grow in their roles. You’ll have access to coaching and mentoring schemes, regular one-to-ones, on the job training and performance reviews, and an online learning and development portal to help you manage your own professional development.
Financial perks
Enjoy competitive pay, clear progression pathways, Local Government Pension Scheme membership, and access to discounts on days out, supermarkets, gyms, holidays and more.
Family-friendly policies
We understand that family commitments come first, and our generous parental leave policies support this.
Rewards and recognition
We recognise the positive impact our teams have and the incredible work they do. We regularly host staff recognition events, and our Vivup benefits platform offers savings at our favourite retailers.
Health and wellbeing
Our employee assistance programme provides free counselling and expert advice on issues like family crises, illness, work challenges, debt, bereavement, benefits, tax credits, relationships and legal matters.
The environment
Our plan to make Oxfordshire a net-zero county by 2030 means we take our commitment to the environment seriously. We host a range of eco-friendly initiatives across the organisation and are passionate about doing our part to make Oxfordshire greener and healthier for everybody.