Worcestershire-a great place to live and work

Living in Worcestershire

Worcestershire is located in the Heart of England and offers a blend of outstanding scenery and a historic city, towns and villages. As a popular tourism destination the county offers visitors the experience of the Malvern Hills, the cathedral city of Worcester, woodlands of the Forest of Wyre, industrial heritage of Bromsgrove and Redditch, the market towns of Pershore, Droitwich Spa, Tenbury Wells and Evesham, the Severn, Teme and Avon valleys and the honey coloured warmth of Broadway.

Our central position is enhanced by good transport links by road, rail and air. We offer excellent schools and access to a wide choice of university and other higher education courses. The county’s housing market offers a varied range of modern and traditional homes and locations to suit all budgets and tastes.

Working for the County Council

If you joined the County Council you would be coming to an organisation that already performs well (our ‘Four Star’ rating by the Audit Commission places us in the top category), but more importantly, where both our elected members and our talented top management team are committed to doing even better.

New employees often refer to an immediate awareness of a friendly, open and positive culture. We are also pleased that our people tell us that they think the County Council is a good employer and value our flexible working provisions. They also consistently rate the performance of their managers very highly, particularly on ‘living’ our core values. Our values are particularly important to us and we are constantly striving to be a can-do organisation that gives its staff the freedom to get on and do a great job for their customers.

The imminent launch of our new People Strategy will build on our success by introducing some advanced people management thinking and action, which will enable us to perform even better for our customers.

Hopefully the above gives a flavour of the County and the County Council and the exceptional opportunity this role provides. If you have the commensurate talent, experience and ambition that can inspire and lead us to greater things then we would be eager to hear from you.