Early Careers

Start your career by making a real difference.

Discover the ways you could work for your local council and change things for the better.

Working for a council means:

  • Making a positive impact on real people's lives in your community
  • Growing your career with training and development opportunities
  • Having flexible, inclusive working practices
  • Seeing a huge variety of jobs, with over 800 different jobs in a council

How to apply

Graduate programmes

As a graduate, you can apply to join a council through a graduate scheme:

Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme is a fast-track graduate programme for bright and passionate individuals who want to make a difference while excelling in their own careers.

Pathways to Planning equips graduates to become the next generation of local government planners.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships in local government provide a perfect way to earn a wage while you gain vital work experience and a nationally recognised qualification.

You can find apprenticeships in councils using the GOV.UK Find an Apprenticeship website.

Apply for a job

You can apply for a job in a council by using our postcode search to find your local council, and other councils in your region.

This includes work experience, T-levels and entry level jobs.

Find out more

Hear from people who are making a difference everyday in Planning, Children’s Social Care, Environmental Health, Finance, Legal and Democratic Services.

Find out more about your local council, what it’s like to work there, and the jobs they have available by using our postcode search.