If you’re thinking ‘New Year, New Career’ or you’re looking for a job that fits around your life, consider Cumberland Council.

Enjoy a vision you can be part of, a place to live, work and explore, and a range of truly brilliant staff benefits.

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A vision you can be part of

We provide inclusive public services that aim to help fulfil the potential of people in our area.

We’re building a brighter future for generations to come and we’re growing our team to help us:

  • Make Cumberland a fairer place by tackling inequality and exclusion.
  • Support and prioritise local people and the local economy.
  • Champion the protection of our environment to grow a low carbon economy.
  • Deliver excellent, efficient and enterprising public services for our residents.

Join Cumberland Council to make a difference.

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Truly brilliant benefits

We believe in health and wellbeing and we put our people first.

Take a look at what we can offer:

  • Competitive salaries as an employer that pays the real living wage, with most of our jobs having just two pay points, making it easy to get to the top of your grade.
  • Generous pension schemes with defined benefit pension plans that let you secure your future and retire with a guaranteed income in mind.
  • Healthy work-life balance through our flexible working arrangements like remote work, compressed hours and flexi-time scheme*.
  • Excellent training and development options to help you enhance your skills, get ahead and build your future.
  • Thriving and inclusive workplace culture with a supportive and collaborative team where everyone is welcome.
  • Support and assistance when you need it through our employee mental health support service with Able Futures.

*Dependant on your specific role.

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We are Cumberland. Join our team today.