Working For Us

Benefits of working for us

• Basic salary
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Relocation Package (depending on qualifying criteria)
• Cash team/individual awards
• Non-cash awards
• Buying five days' annual leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• Long service awards
• Staff suggestion scheme - reward for good ideas

Giving Something Back

Public duty days - 14 days to carry out public duties for members of the following public bodies:

• Justice of the Peace
• Member of Local Authority
• Member of Statutory Tribunal
• Member of Managing or Governing body of an Educational Establishment
• Voluntary Work – two days to carry out voluntary work within the Maidstone borough

Learning

• Personal development plan
• Succession/career planning
• Competency frameworks
• Career grades
• Vocational and technical training
• Continual professional development and education
• Management and leadership programmes
• Post entry training (NVQ's)

Health

• Benenden Health Care
• Free centre membership to Maidstone Leisure Centre
• Free flu vaccinations
• Health website - information/advice on health issues
• On-site occupation health nurse
• Health and Safety training and support
• Annual well being and health checks
• Subsidised Yoga classes

Travel

• Bus tickets at reduced rates
• Car loan at low rates
• Free Park & Ride bus journeys
• Secure cycling parking
• Cycles to Work Scheme
• Use of Pool Cars

Environment

• Employee assistance programme - advice and counselling helpline service
• Work-life balance week - activities such as reflexology, head massage are organised over a week
• Flexible working: part time, flexi-time, annualised hours, nine-day fortnight, term time, job sharing, home working, mobile working, compressed hours
• Career breaks
• Special leave (paid/unpaid)
• Staff forum - internal communications
• Showers and changing facilities