Staff benefits
As a council, our shared purpose is clear: to help the 343,000 people of Shropshire to live their best lives. Our role as an employer is just as transparent: to support you to live your best life – at work, and at home. That’s why we’re proud to offer all of our colleagues a truly modern benefits package. Long gone are the days of the nine-to-five; today, it’s all about hybrid working, conducting meetings over MS Teams, and collaborating remotely – when you want to, that is, because we also recognise the importance of a bit of real-life companionship and friendship.
We also recognise the sheer importance of what our people do: improving services, tackling inequalities, transforming lives – these are immense challenges. So we’re going to support your health and wellbeing every step of the way.
Flexible working and annual leave
- Hybrid working
- Annualised hours scheme
- 28-33 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Buy additional leave
- Special paid leave for public duties
- Volunteer policy
- Family friendly policies
- Accredited foster friendly employer
- Carers leave
- Approved unpaid absence – up to six months
Training
- Robust induction programme
- Leadership development
- Apprenticeship schemes up to level seven
- E-learning platform
- Personal development planning
Health and wellbeing
- Fast-track physiotherapy appointments
- Free, confidential counselling
- Mental health first aiders
- Occupational health support
- Wellbeing champions
- Healthy lives social prescribing for staff
- Feel Good employee wellbeing programme
Benefits and discounts
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Vivup – employee benefits platform with huge range of discounts to support cost of living and wellbeing
Pay
- Competitive rates of pay
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption surrogacy pay
Pension
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice AVCs
