Employee benefits and rewards

The council has invested in more flexible and family friendly working arrangements including:

• flexi time
• compressed hours
• hybrid working (minimum of 2 days in the office with option to work from home)
• 9-day fortnight
• mobile working
• fixed working (office based)
• career break scheme.

You’ll have access to the equipment you need to support you to work flexibly.

Medway Council has an excellent local government pension scheme:

• Death in service: a lump sum death grant is available if you die while in service
• Cost of living increases: pensions increase in line with the cost of living
• Ill health retirement: provisions are available for retirement due to ill health
• Management: the pension is managed by Kent Pension Fund
• Shared Cost AVC's (Additional Voluntary Contributions).

There is also a relocation allowance of up to £8,000.

A generous annual leave entitlement of between 24 and 32 days, depending on grade and continuous local government service. Plus, bank holidays, an ex-gratia day at Christmas and one additional wellbeing day.

Opportunities include:

• face-to-face training and e-learning
• coaching and mentoring
• community care inform
• tailored development plans
• a 5-day protected induction
• quarterly staff engagement events and annual staff recognition awards.

We have a diverse and inclusive workforce, with a range of employee support groups and health and wellbeing support.

More about employee support groups.

More about health and wellbeing.

We offer discounts on:

• shopping and days out
• greener travel
• health and wellbeing
• free car parking.

We also offer a lease car scheme, essential user scheme and car allowances (dependent on role).

More about our discounts.