Councils require all sorts of people with all sorts of skills, abilities and experiences. Countryside parks need different people from Finance Departments. Social workers and teachers are passionate about their work, in different but similar ways. Sports Centres and Architects, Youth Workers and Environmental Health Officers, HR Managers and Road Workers – each and every one of these makes their unique contribution.

In fact, there are around 600 career areas in local government and thousands of different job titles.

You can find out more about any job you're interested in by clicking on the category headings in the list below.