Working for South Holland District Council

Employment information and job opportunities

We are committed to providing quality public services that provide value for money for our residents. 

We believe that the recruitment and retention of high-quality staff is vital to our success and so we take care of our staff offering a range of flexible and family friendly working arrangements and a package of employee benefits.

We aim to create a positive working environment enabling our employees to work to their full potential and achieve a healthy work/ life balance.

Equal Opportunities

We have a commitment to equal opportunities and to the implementation and maintenance of employment practices which will ensure that no potential or current employee is treated less favourably on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability or age nor is disadvantaged by the application of a rule, condition or requirement, which has a discriminatory effect which cannot be justified either in job-related terms, or as a requirement of law.

Selection criteria and procedures ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant abilities and merits.

Applications will be encouraged from disabled people who have the necessary abilities for the post. Wherever possible, we will retain the services of an employee who is, or becomes disabled and, where necessary, provide retraining and redeployment. Disabled employees will be given equal opportunities with other employees for training and career development and promotion.

Job descriptions and associated conditions will relate to the particular job. They will define the qualifications, experience and other skills required in the post, and will only include those factors which are necessary and justifiable on objective criteria for the satisfactory performance of the job.

Employees will not be discriminated against in respect of pay and conditions of service. This applied equally to any benefits, facilities or services which are provided by the authority's staff.

Training opportunities will be equally available to all employees and employees will be consulted regularly about their training needs.

Employees will receive training to help them to perform their job effectively. Training, education and vocational courses leading to qualifications relevant to their career will be open to all, in order to assist them to achieve their full potential.

We will not permit sexual or other forms of harassment of its employees. We will investigate complaints of harassment in accordance with its policy.

SELCP Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy (PDF, 239 KB)(opens new window)

Criminal Records Checks (DBS check)

There are a number of posts which may involve contact with children, young adults or vulnerable adults. These posts require a criminal records check, either Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) previously known as CRB, or Basic Scottish Disclosure. Our HR Team will make this clear in relevant job adverts.

Positive disclosure

A disclosure certificate will usually only provide the basic facts such as the name and date of the offence(s) and, if applicable, details of any sentences(s). It will not put them into context.

BBC is committed to equality of opportunity for all job applicants and aims to select people for employment on the basis of their individual skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where appropriate, qualifications and training.

We will therefore consider ex-offenders for employment on their individual merits. The organisation's approach towards employing ex-offenders differs, however, depending on whether the job is or is not exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. BBC will not automatically refuse to employ a particular individual solely because he/she has a previous criminal conviction.