Homes For Ukraine - Talent Pool

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to supporting refugees by offering a range of dedicated services and support.

As part of this offer, the Resourcing Team can provide employment support and specialist information and advice. A number of resources including CV writing, covering letters, and understanding the diversity of roles available with the council have been developed in Ukrainian and English to support employability. We have organized community forums, webinars, and recruitment events.

If you would like to be part of our talent pool, find out about employment support, and hear more about our events and job opportunities with Buckinghamshire Council, please apply today.

About the role

By working with us, you are part of something bigger. Buckinghamshire Council has a wide range of employment opportunities.

As a Buckinghamshire Council employee, you contribute to the local community, whatever your role is. As one of the biggest local authorities in the UK, we are part of a network of partners spanning both public and private sectors. Our work matters, and together, we can achieve great things.

Buckinghamshire Council supports inclusion and diversity while actively promoting equality and fairness. Our employees are the essence of the organisation, and therefore, it is important for everyone to feel engaged, listened to, and valued at all times.

Once you have secured a role with Buckinghamshire Council, we also provide ongoing training and career development plans which include a coaching performance framework that sets out your individual goals and objectives for your own personal development.

About you

If you are a Ukrainian refugee who would like to discuss your experience and transferable skills, learn more about the range of roles at Buckinghamshire Council, or receive employability support, please apply to be part of our talent pool.

Other information

By joining our talent pool, we can provide you with employment support, information about potential job opportunities, and details about our Ukrainian recruitment events, webinars, and workshops.

Buckinghamshire Council also provides a guaranteed interview arrangement, whereby if a Ukrainian refugee meets the essential criteria of job requirements, they will automatically be guaranteed an interview.

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Service Area

Resources cover a wide range of specialisms, including Human Resources, Finance, ICT, and Business Operations. Our main focus is supporting the other directorates to provide the best possible service to our residents. To do that, we have to make sure we have the right people in the right roles across the organisation. From our finance teams, working strategically to ensure the best value from public money, to HR keeping our employees healthy and happy, each service is vital in making sure Buckinghamshire Council has what it needs to run effectively and efficiently.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserve recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various cafés, restaurants, shops, and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme and the opportunity to gain membership to Costco. We have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and Chiltern Railways, and much more.

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