Bury Council
Bury Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough, delivering a diverse range of vital public services to local residents and businesses and offering a range of exciting career opportunities across professional, technical, administrative and manual roles.
What does Bury Council do?
Does the word “council” just bring to mind emptying bins, council tax, pest controllers and library books?
While these are all services we benefit from, you might be interested to know that Bury Council do so much more than this and working in a council could be a rewarding career choice for you.
Councils are at the heart of the places we live, work, learn, shop, socialise and exercise.
The responsibility for helping and protecting people, shaping and maintaining the environment and supporting local businesses and jobs in the area, is a fundamental part of the role of Bury Council.
Bury Council offers an enormous range of jobs, endless opportunities for development and working for Bury Council provides a great starting point for your future career wherever it may take you.
People who work for the Council
Bury Council provides a huge range of services to local people and employs thousands of staff to do so. People who work for Bury Council:
Protect vulnerable people
Support and promote local businesses and jobs
Ensure we are treated well and not over-charged by shops and restaurants
Make our neighbourhoods safer and more pleasant to live in
Run our parks, leisure centres and libraries
Help to keep us and the community healthy.
Making decisions that ensure local people get the most effective and efficient service possible.
That’s quite a list of responsibilities and Bury Council needs talented people of all ages and backgrounds to work with them.
Are you still at school exploring options, wondering what to do next? Perhaps higher education is not for you and you want to dive straight into a career and start making a difference? Bury Council could be just right for you!
Here’s why:
We offer a diverse range of job and career options
We provide plenty of scope for career progression
With structured training and personal development provided
We recognise the value in investing in young people
Our apprenticeships provide young people with an opportunity to learn on the job, gain knowledge and skills whilst achieving qualifications and earning money. To learn more about the benefits of an apprenticeship, read our leaflet here.
Find out more about the experiences of some of our current apprentices here.
All Apprenticeships and jobs at Bury Council will be advertised and can be applied for through the Greater.jobs website.
You can subscribe to receive alerts by email when roles opportunities you may be interested in are advertised here.
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