Our Offer to You
We recognise the importance of rewarding our employees for their hard work supporting our communities. We offer a great range of benefits, rewards and support to our employees to help them thrive in their career. These include:
- Competitive Pay
- First Class Training and Development
- A great place to live
- Relocation Packages
- Annual Leave
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing
- Our Coaching Offer
- Lease Car Scheme (non teaching roles)
- Powys County Council Rewards Scheme
Competitive Pay
We offer competitive pay and reward the hard work of our staff. You can find full salary information for individual roles in our vacancies.
First Class Training and Development
We invest in our employees to make sure you have the right skills and experience to provide a first class service to the people of Powys.
The training includes professional development, IT and administration and management development. You will have access to a supervisor who will support you in your continued professional development in your chosen role.
All staff receive regular 121/ Supervision and an annual appraisal as well as ongoing support as required from their manager.
Dyslexia support - We have our own Dyslexia Support Officer who will be able to support and provide information to council staff members on all matters relating to dyslexia as well as providing a dyslexia screening service. Training, Learning and Development
A great place to live
Powys is a stunning county that has beautiful, rural, scenery and communities, spectacular landscapes, waterfalls, green open spaces for walkers, mountain bikers, horse riders and wildlife enthusiasts which brings with it numerous benefits:
- Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
- We are home to some of the best festivals in the UK - The Hay Festival of Literature attracts top writers and celebrities, while the Green Man festival is becoming one of the top music festivals and the Machynlleth Comedy Festival attracts the finest line-up
- Elan Valley
- The Brecon Beacons rest within the south of the county and the Snowdonia National Park is only a few minutes' drive from our northwest boundary
- Powys Tourist Information
- Moving to Mid Wales
Relocation Package
We offer a competitive relocation allowance of up to £8000 to newly appointed permanent employees who take up residence within the County of Powys (subject to eligibility). This can assist with the cost of removal expenses, legal and agent fees, for example. Allowances Payable To New Employees Policy (PDF) [204KB]
Annual Leave
All employees are entitled to a minimum of 25 days + 4 extra after 5 years.
Purchase and Selling of Annual Leave
This scheme is intended to assist employees in balancing their home and work commitments. The purpose of the Purchasing and Selling of Annual Leave Scheme is to provide employees with additional flexibility in respect of planned time off work. This scheme provides the opportunity to "buy" up to 10 days (pro rata where appropriate) additional annual leave in each leave year. Furthermore, employees are able to sell up to 5 days annual leave, subject to the conditions.
Local Government Pension Scheme
We offer membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Contributions range from 5.5% to 12.5% of pensionable pay based on earnings. If you are transferring from another local government employer your service will be aggregated. A new employee may also be able to transfer their benefits from other schemes.
Health and Wellbeing
The Health and Wellbeing of our staff is paramount within Powys County Council.
Work-life balance
We are committed to helping our employees achieve the perfect balance and still be responsive to meeting changing needs of the service.
Powys County Council offers where appropriate and dependent on the nature of the role, agile working opportunities and flexible working patterns. We are committed to helping our team members achieve the perfect balance whilst still being responsive to meeting the changing needs of our services and communities.
We foster a healthy working environment with a commitment to support work-life balance and caring responsibilities including Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave, Special Leave and Flexible Working policies.
Flexible working
We offer different types of flexible working arrangements to help provide better services for the community of Powys. This includes part time working, flexi time and working from home.
Occupational health
You have access to a fully qualified Occupational Health team to offer professional support and guidance on the provision of a healthy and safe working environment for our employees.
Employee Assistance Programme Service
This service is available to all employees within the Council and provides access to a range of free and confidential advice and support services including counselling.
Eye Test
If you are a visual display screen equipment user the council will reimburse your eye test and will also contribute towards your spectacles if they are required as part of your job.
Our Coaching offer
Powys County Council staff have the opportunity to request a coach from our ever-growing Coaching network.
There are many benefits to coaching, both personally and professionally. A coach can help people identify goals, become more effective in their roles, support people to become better leaders or achieving career goals and promotions.
There are also opportunities for staff to become coaches themselves, along with creating great relationships with others in the Coaching network and in support of continuous Professional Development.
To find out more - Powys Coaching Network - Powys County Council
Lease Car Scheme
The Council offers a lease car scheme for all permanent employees (non teaching roles) who exceed 1000 business miles per annum. For information, please contact - leasecars@powys.gov.uk
Rewards Scheme
As a Powys County Council employee you will have exclusive access to our staff benefits and savings scheme - Powys Council Rewards, which will give you access to a range of benefits, offers and discounts to help you save money on your everyday lifestyle spending, motoring, cycling, childcare costs and more!
EE Perks
All employees can get a 20% discount off their monthly line rental on loads of our plans, including tablet, SIM only and broadband plans. If you are employed directly by Powys County Council with a current employee number and access to the ee.co.uk site you will be eligible to the discount.
Leisure Centre Membership
You can have discounted gym and sports memberships across all leisure centres in Powys
Cycle 2 Work
Our Cycle 2 work scheme allows employees to make huge savings on a brand-new bike and accessories, you can also decrease unnecessary spending on fuel, parking as well as helping reduce emissions. Save at least 32% on a brand-new bike and cycling accessories, then spread the cost with payments being taken from your salary over 12 - 18 months.
Tusker
You can also make big savings on a brand-new car. Tusker scheme allows you to order your favourite car built with your chosen features and you can also take advantage of the schemes motoring packages including insurance, road tax etc. All of these incredible benefits are included in one amount which is taken from your monthly salary.
Trade Unions
You can join any Trade Union and the representatives from GMB, Unison and Unite are readily available throughout the County.
Childcare Voucher
You can choose to sacrifice some of your salary as tax-free and national insurance exempt.
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