
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying, notably Holme Fen which is the UKs lowest physical point contrasting with the Gog Magog Hills and Castle Camps. Wicken Fen is a biological site of special scientific interest managed by the National Trust.
Our vision is creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire by delivering on our seven ambitions (opens as a .pdf)
As an employee you will focus on making our vision a reality. Your work will make a real difference to the lives of people in Cambridgeshire.
Why should you join Cambridgeshire County Council?
Our Chief Executive, Stephen Moir, talks about what a great place to live and work in Cambridgeshire is.
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Adjustments during the recruitment process
At Cambridgeshire County Council, as a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to making our workplace a supportive environment for all our colleagues. To do this we will proactively consider how we can support colleagues' individual needs. It includes the consideration of disabilities, neurodivergence, mental, physical and long-term health conditions. This support starts at recruitment. We appreciate that people will have diverse and unique needs. We will try to accommodate reasonable adjustments you may have during the recruitment process. Applicants can:
- Indicate if they are disabled on the recruitment system when completing their application. Through our guaranteed interview scheme we’ll offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy.
- When invited to interview, an email will ask the applicant if they require any reasonable adjustments. They should contact the named Hiring Manager to discuss these.
Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process might include, but is not limited to:
- Changing the time, location or format of interviews
- Providing interview questions in written format
- Changing the interview to be online or face to face depending on what is preferable for the candidate
- Providing interview questions or just one question to indicate the type of question, in advance of the interview
- Additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities
- Assistance if the test is on a computer, such as a larger screen, software or a person to read for you
- Providing alternative formats of assessment test papers, for example large print versions
- Allow the use of screen reader software
Pay scales
Links to our current pay scales (effective from 1 April 2023) are published below. These show the fulltime salaries for each of our main grades. We pay the Real Living Wage rate as determined by the Real Living Wage Foundation.
We recruit to our roles based on how well an individual’s skills, qualifications and experience match the requirements of the role they have applied for. Suitable applicants will not be rejected because of criminal offences that are not relevant to the role applied for.
Read our Recruitment of Applicants with a Criminal Record Policy for further information.
Gold accredited member of The 5% Club
Cambridgeshire County Council is a Gold accredited membership as part of The 5% Club’s esteemed - 2024-25 Employer Audit Scheme.

Disability Confident employer
Cambridgeshire County Council is part of the Disability Confident employer scheme – Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK

Diversity Jobs
Cambridgeshire County Council is part of the Diversity Jobs Group – Diversity Jobs Group | Your Diversity and Inclusions Job Boards

Flexible Working
Cambridgeshire County Council is open to flexible working – visit the working families website for more information - What is flexible working? - Working Families
