Blaby District Council

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

In November 2018 the Council confirmed its commitment to the Armed Forces by re-signing the Armed Forces Community Covenant and in 2021, we received the Employer Recognition Scheme Silver award. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Community Covenant, we commit to:

• Supporting the Armed Forces community with a guaranteed interview scheme which includes spouses and civil partners of current serving personnel.
• Promoting the Council as a Armed Forces Friendly organisation.
• Display the Silver award for the Employer Recognition Scheme and to achieve the Gold award in the future.
• Support the employment of veterans by working with the Career Transition Partnership.
• Supporting employees where possible who are members of the Reserve Forces, by granting leave for training and supporting deployment.

About us

Blaby District is a great place to live, work and visit. We have ambitious growth aspirations, which build upon our award-winning approach to place shaping, while retaining a clear focus on delivering what is important to our residents. We are committed to developing our workforce, helping them to reach their full potential by investing in our people. We employ approximately 350 employees working in areas as diverse as Refuse and Recycling, Housing, Planning, Environmental health and Community Services to name a few. We ensure our employees have the skills and support they need to deliver high-quality services to our residents. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive and rewarding place to work. Working with the Council comes with many benefits including flexible working, opportunity for hybrid working, generous annual leave, learning and development opportunities and access to the local government pension scheme.