Big Names Publication SE

Local Government

We’ve listed here some of the big players in the industry with links to their career sites.

Edinburgh City Council • Serves 450,000 population, with 18,000 staff, • £1.3 billion expenditure on cultural services, health and social care, education and families Manchester City Council • £1.5 billion spent on schools, highways, planning, health, housing, adult social care, planning • Serves 440,000 people Greater London Authority • Strategic responsibility for transport, policing, economic development, fire and emergency planning • Budget of £18 billion, 600 staff

Sheffield City Council • Serves 560,000 population area • 15,000 staff, 100 apprenticeship programme, volunteer opportunities available • Expenditure of £1.3 billion cultural services, education, housing, highways, adult social care Liverpool City Council • 69,000 resident population, £1.4 billion expenditure on cultural services, education, housing, highways, adult social care • 7,500 staff with current vacancies in community services, IT, administration Birmingham City Council • £3 billion expenditure on cultural services, education, housing, highways, adult social care • Serves 1.13 million inhabitants, 13,000 staff Glasgow City Council • Budget of £2.3 billion, expenditure on cultural services, health and social care, education and families • 17,000 staff serving population of 596,000

Cardiff City Council • £1.1 billion expenditure on social care, housing, planning, children and education, central services • 352,000 residents, 15,000 staff Leeds City Council • Serves 751,000 people, 14,000 staff • expenditure of £1.9 billion on cultural services, education, housing, highways, adult social care, planning, central services • 124 jobs on vacancy site (2015) covering such areas such as community, education, support, transport and youth services, 10 in social work Kent County Council • £1.8 billion budget expenditure on social care, housing, planning, children, education, central services serving 1.5 million population • Graduate management programme, work experience and apprenticeship programmes, accountancy trainee scheme • Current vacancies include Social Worker Children’s Services, Principal Transport Planner, Senior Officer Contracts, Social Work Assistant

Job Sites www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils

www.yourcouciljobs.co.uk www.education-jobs.co.uk www.eastmidlandsjobs.org.uk www.jobsgopublic.com www.northeastjobs.org.uk www.lgjobs.com Check Out www.lgcareerswales.org.uk www.local.gov.uk/ngdp Industry Magazines and News www.localgov.co.uk

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