A Brighter Career
Are you thinking of working for Coventry City Council? Need that extra push towards a prosperous career with us? Look no further than our excellent employee benefits that we are confident you won't be able to refuse.
Working for Coventry is rewarding on so many levels. From the excellent benefits package to the satisfaction of making a difference to the quality of people's lives, from being in a positive and friendly working environment to being valued for the contribution you make.
Coventry City Council has provided its workers with brilliant benefits for many years, and we are not stopping now.
As well as offering competitive salaries, flexible working times, performance evaluation, and excellent training and development programmes to further enhance your career, we provide our employees with a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work that our staff do.
Listed below are the benefits that a career at Coventry City Council can offer you.
Financial rewards
Coventry City Council offers:
• A competitive and fair pay salary structure
• Excellent annual leave provision of 27 days, increasing to 32 days after five years service
• 8 bank holidays in addition to the above
• Flexi-leave – up to 13 days per year, plus the potential for an additional 5 days subject to time worked, where flexi-time is available
• A guaranteed pension based on your final salary.
• The option of part of your annual pension being exchanged for a "one-off" tax free cash payment.
• The ability to increase your pension by paying extra contributions.
• Voluntary retirement at age 60 but the opportunity to work up until age 75.
• Death in service lump sum of three times your final pay.
• Long Service Awards for employees who have been employed over 25 years
Work-life balance
Coventry City Council has a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees and offer the following:
• Flexibility. We offer flexi-time, job share opportunities and term time working
• Family friendly policies
• We have a range of policies in place to help you get the most out of your family life including parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave
• A career break policy
• A smoke free working environment
• An occupational health and counselling service offering health advice and confidential counselling
• A Health Screening Programme providing free health checks, including blood pressure and cholesterol
• Stress management programmes
Performance, recognition and development
Coventry City Council offers:
• Annual personal development reviews
• Progression through steps in pay grades to reflect experience
• Career development through professional qualifications
• A wide choice of in-house and job specific training and development courses
• Mentoring and shadowing opportunities
• Hay performance related review scheme for senior staff
• Management development programmes
Voluntary employee benefits scheme
As well as our work related benefits, Coventry City Council also offer staff a range of voluntary benefits:
Leisure and lifestyle options
• A Privilege card scheme offering discounts at local restaurants, retailers, hairdressers gyms etc
• Annual travel cards
• Discounted Centro rail passes
• Free independent financial advice by appointment
• Special ticket offers for local sports events
• Special offers on theatre tickets
• Days out offers
• Personal Accident Insurance, Holiday discounts and Insurance.
Childcare/family options
• Childcare Voucher Scheme through salary sacrifice
• Subsidised childcare scheme subject to household income criteria.
Health related options
• Tax free cycle purchase scheme
• Healthy lifestyles screening programme
• Counselling and support service
• Health club memberships
• Westfield Health scheme
• HSA medical plan
• Discounted rates for chiropractors and osteopaths
• Eye test vouchers (subject to availability)
• Various discounted insurances for Travel, Personal Accident etc
• Free 3 day pass at a Health and Racquets Club
For more information about any of these schemes then please contact
Employment Services
Upper Studio, Civic Centre 2
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RU
Tel: 02476 832454 option 1
E-mail: payroll.queries@coventry.gov.uk