Newark and Sherwood District Council

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve, or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. Newark and Sherwood District Council delivers this promise at a local level by encouraging awareness, understanding and integration between the Armed Forces community and their local community – including through employment opportunities at the Council.

We are holders of the Gold award within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. There are many benefits to working for Newark and Sherwood District Council: we are committed to ensuring that we treat everyone who lives, works and visits our district with dignity and respect. We want to attract as wide a pool of talented candidates as possible promoting equality of opportunity in employment. We will offer you flexibility in the way you work where we can including agile working (home, mobile, hot desking). Other benefits include discounted fitness membership, occupational health provision, counselling, coaching and alternative therapy services and other health and well being benefits. Our Reservist Policy provides a clear framework in which to operate when dealing with requests for mobilisation of Reservist employees.

About us

Newark and Sherwood District Council serves 120,965 people and provides a range of services for the benefit of local residents, businesses and visitors. As public servants we place a great emphasis on adopting a public sector ethos with a strong set of values. We want to do all that we can to enable local residents and businesses to flourish and fulfil their potential, as well as encouraging more visitors to enjoy all that Newark and Sherwood has to offer. In order to achieve this, we are locally focused and nationally connected – driven by what matters most to the people we serve and with a perspective and relationships stretching well beyond our boundaries.