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We’ve listed here some of the big players in the industry with links to their career sites.
Cardiff City Council
• £1.1 billion expenditure on social
care, housing, planning, children
and education, central services
• 352,000 residents, 15,000 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
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
Greater London
Authority
• Strategic responsibility for transport,
policing, economic development,
fire and emergency planning
• Budget of £18 billion, 600 staff
Manchester City
Council
• £1.5 billion spent on schools,
highways, planning, health,
housing, adult social care, planning
• Serves 440,000 people
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
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
Birmingham City
Council
• £3 billion expenditure on cultural
services, education, housing,
highways, adult social care
• Serves 1.13 million inhabitants,
13,000 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
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