Cheshire West and Chester Council

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Cheshire West and Chester Council are a Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. The Covenant is an agreement between the armed forces community and the nation. The covenant’s twin underlying principles are that members of the Armed Forces Community should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services; and that special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given the most such as the injured or the bereaved.

We are extremely proud in retaining the prestigious Gold Award from the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, which recognises our outstanding support for the Armed Forces. We welcome applications from all members of the Armed Forces community, and our council’s commitment is further underpinned by our guaranteed interview scheme which seeks to help ex-servicemen and women in their employment journey transitioning from the forces into civilian life.

About us

Cheshire West and Chester is a Council that helps you to play your part to make a difference. We have a great reputation locally and nationally, made possible by amazing colleagues working together to achieve great things and with ambitious plans for the future. Our vital services touch people’s lives every day. With almost 3,500 employees, we are responsible for well known services such as , museums, libraries, environment operations, transport and highways, social care, schools, housing, planning and waste collection, but there is much more to what we do such as supporting businesses, registering births, and marriages, pest control , supporting careers in finance, legal, data and more! We are at the cutting edge of doing things differently. We work closely with a range of organisations and local people to make our area fairer, greener and stronger.