Welcome To Wirral

We are the largest employer in the area and offer career opportunities in a wide and diverse range of fields, from teaching, engineering and social work to information technology, leisure and tourism and finance.

Our commitment to providing the best possible services means we need to recruit talented and committed staff.

We offer employees:

• opportunities to develop and advance careers
• flexible working
• family-friendly policies including job sharing
• competitive salaries
• training opportunities
• benefits including an excellent local government pension scheme

Every aspect of life in the Wirral is touched or shaped in some way by the work carried out by the Council.

With a staff of more than 12,500 people, we are responsible for a wide range of services from teaching children to keeping the streets free of litter.

We see residents through the good times, with everything from the Register Office for weddings to licensing nightclubs and a range of sports facilities, as well as the bad - helping the homeless and providing child protection.

Working with us means that you will be providing a service that is felt by all.

Working and living in the Wirral

Wirral is situated between the thriving city of Liverpool and the wide rural aspects of North Wales.

A short drive takes you to the historic city of Chester and only slightly further afield is the vibrant city of Manchester.

The Wirral boasts an excellent road and rail links to the rest of the country and has two large airports both less than an hours drive away giving you access to destinations across the world.

Housing availability offers a really wide choice covering picturesque villages, seaside resorts to bustling towns.

Childcare is well catered for and the Wirral has a range of schools and colleges offering an enviable quality of educational opportunities.

Development opportunities

Due to the diverse range of roles at Wirral Council there are many opportunities to develop your current or future career.

We offer a wide range of specific training programmes covering:

• Management Training
• Apprenticeships
• Role specific training

Managing your career at Wirral

Wirral Council encourages staff and career development as a key part of building employee engagement and is keen to train and develop its staff. This has been reflected in our achievement of Investors in People status.

Equality and Diversity Policy Statement

The Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is committed to equality of opportunity for everyone regardless of their race, nationality, religion, belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity which embraces a broader definition than equal opportunities.