Leicester City Council

We are a unitary authority, which means we take responsibility for many of the major decisions which affect people’s lives. This includes decisions around schools, roads and setting council tax.

We are Leicester’s biggest employer with more than 11,000 staff, who are responsible for delivering services to a diverse range of customers.

We are responsible for the provision of all local government services within the city boundaries, including social services, education and libraries.

We are led by a city mayor, currently Sir Peter Soulsby, and elect 54 councillors. There are more than 20 divisions in the council where we offer work.

Our vision and values

We believe it  is important to have a clear vision backed up by strong values. This helps define what we do as an organisation and ensures that we all work towards the same goals.

Our vision

Our vision is that we will work with creativity and drive for the benefit of the people that live and work in our city.

Our values

To achieve this, we have committed to five values. These are: confidence, clarity, respectfulness, fairness and accountability.

If you decide to come to work for us, these values will help you understand your role within the wider organisation, and how the work you do ties in with everyone else’s work.

What does this mean?

Confidence means leading by example and focusing on results. This helps raise the standard of our work, as confidence breeds success.

Clarity means ensuring that communications and messages are easy to understand. This makes working between departments easier and ensures that members of the public can understand what we do.

Respectfulness is something we take very seriously. It is important that every employee of the council understands how their behaviour affects others.

It is also important that we work in an atmosphere of fairness. This means we listen to others’ opinions and allow everyone to have their say.

Accountability means that everyone in the organisation takes responsibility for their own performance. By doing this, we all improve the quality of our own work and the work of the organisation as a whole.

Find out more about working at Leicester City Council here: https://jobs.leicester.gov.uk/