Aside from working for a stable, Investors in People Silver Awarded Employer that cares about its workforce, working for Dunstable Town Council allows you to be genuinely involved in making a difference for your local community. The Council offers roles across a number of different disciplines, from youth work to grounds work to organising events and managing community facilities.
Pay – The Council subscribes to the ‘Living Wage Foundation’ minimum wage. This means that the least you can earn working for the Council is £12.60 as of 1 April 2025. Most salary scales are incremental, so the first few years of your employment with the Council your pay is likely to go up incrementally in addition to normal cost of living pay rises.
Pension – All employees have access to the Local Government Pension. See https://www.lgpsmember.org for details
Car mileage – A payment scheme is available to reimburse all business related travel expenses (not to and from work)
Overtime and additional hours payments – Normal hourly pay is offered to part time workers working additional hours, time and a half and double time is offered for working above the normal 37 hour week when applicable
Car parking – All Council work places have free car parking
Discounts – All staff are offered a 10% discount on a range of products available from Priory House and the Bennett’s Café & Community Hub
Wagestream – access to your salary before pay day.
Vivup benefits – including cycle to work scheme and discount on high street purchases.
All staff are offered a minimum of 25 annual leave days (plus bank holidays) up to a maximum of 33 days depending on pay grade and length of service
The Council operates a full health & wellbeing program including a complete EAP
The Council operates a ‘flexi-scheme’, flexible working and lieu time scheme for all staff
- All staff are offered opportunities for relevant training both for job improvement and career development
- There is a peer nominated Staff Award Scheme
- Staff are given long term service awards for 10, 15, 20 and 25 years’ service
- There are peer nominated Annual Staff Awards
- All staff are able to attend an annual Away Day
