Aberdeenshire Council
Making a move in your career isn’t just about getting a new job, it’s about making more of life. It’s about the importance of balance between professional and personal life, delivering the best outcomes for you and your family.
What can Aberdeenshire offer you?
With a population of 236,000 spread over 2500 square miles, Aberdeenshire offers a mix of coastal towns and beaches with stunning countryside and the Cairngorms National Park right at its heart. With Aberdeen City on your doorstep there is a bustling variety of shops, restaurants and entertainment. There are rail links with Edinburgh and Inverness a 2 hour journey away and Aberdeen International Airport for travel further afield.
To find out more of what this area has to offer, please go to the Visit Scotland Website.
Visit our website to find out more living in Aberdeenshire and our schools and to look at the property in the area.
With over 15,000 employees providing services to over 260,000 residents, the diverse range of roles required to deliver these effectively means we continually need different skill sets in the people we employ.
Whether you have an artistic flare or prefer to focus on systems and processes, whether you prefer to view the bigger picture or have an eye for detail, you should view our vacancies. We recruit over 2000 people a year which means there are lots of opportunities on offer.
If you would need to relocate in order to take up a position, Aberdeenshire Council may reimburse up to £8,000 of your relocation costs. Please note - This decision would need to considered by the service, taking into account their financial capacity. Due to the ongoing challenging budgetary situation – it is possible this would not be deemed viable.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
There are a wide range of employee benefits available to Aberdeenshire Council employees that add value to an employee's salary and contribute to their wellbeing. Through our employee benefits platform employees can access salary sacrifice schemes, exclusive discounts on high-street and online retailers, local offers and help and support should you need it.
SPONSORSHIP
Aberdeenshire Council is an A-rated sponsor. This means we have the required permission to employ sponsored workers under routes such as the Skilled Worker Visa.
For a role to be eligible for sponsorship it must:
- Be included within the list of eligible roles set by the Home Office - Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Meet the required skill level
- Meet the salary threshold associated with the role
More information can be found on the Home Office website: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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For further information please contact
recruitmentadvice@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Please note – sponsorship can only be explored if you are identified as the preferred candidate for a vacancy, which you must apply for via an application form. You can view all our vacancies here: Jobs | Aberdeenshire Council | myjobscotland
The role you are applying for must:
- Be included within the list of eligible roles set by the Home Office
- Meet the general salary threshold
- Meet the going rate associated with the role
You can find this information, and more, on this Home Office website: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note - In addition, the service will need consider associated costs that must be paid by the employer. It is possible that sponsorship will not be deemed viable due to lack of financial capacity.