The graduate scheme allows you to dip your toe into local government. It provides you with a way to gain valuable technical, personal and leadership skills while using and building on the knowledge you gained at university or college. You also get great benefits.

What we get in return, is a commitment that you'll inject new perspectives and ways of thinking to help services transform and deliver on our Council priorities:

• Supporting stronger and healthier communities
• Promoting opportunities and educational attainment and reducing inequalities
• Supporting a thriving economy and green transition

Our applications for the 2026 intake have now closed and the recruiting managers will be considering the applications over May and June.

We anticipate that all candidates will be contacted by Mid-June to let them know whether they are being invited to interview. If you have applied for a post, thank you for your application and we appreciate your patience while we carefully consider this.