Gateshead Council

Gateshead Council have over 11,000 employees in our award winning team, providing essential services to approximately 200,000 residents.

Among our achievements we have been:

• Ranked as “excellent” by the Audit Commission – making us one of the best local authorities in the country.
• Awarded Beacon Status by the Government for regeneration through culture, sport and tourism and for our adoption service.
• Rated first among all metropolitan district councils for customer satisfaction.
• Included in the top 100 of the country’s forward thinkers by the BT Vision 100 index of companies and public sector organisations.

We can only give you a taste of the variety of jobs on offer, but with over 1,200 different types we cover the whole alphabet, including:

• Architect
• Bricklayer
• Clerical Assistant
• Dog Warden
• Environmental Health Officer

We also recruit annually for Advanced Modern Apprenticeships in:

• Engineering and Construction
• Business and Administration, and
• Social Care

Opportunities are available within all of the Council’s services listed below:

• Central Services – Chief Executives Department, finance & ICT, human resources and legal & corporate services.
• Community-Based Services – social services, housing, health, community safety, community development, Leisure, Libraries, Arts and Tourism.
• Development and Enterprise – planning, economic development, transport planning, architectural services and health & consumer services.
• Learning and Children – education, children & young people, Learning & Schools.
• Local Environmental Services – housing repairs, refuse collection, maintenance of roads and grounds maintenance.

Website: www.gateshead.gov.uk