Our values

PRIDE

Our aim is to build a community that incorporates our 5 core staff values in underlying the way in which we conduct our work and provide our services:

Working in PARTNERSHIP with the people who live and work in the borough.

Making our services open and accessible so that everyone is listened to and treated with RESPECT.

Seeking INNOVATIVE approaches in order to provide better, more cost-effective services.

Promoting DIVERSITY and ensuring that we recognise and celebrate difference within the context of fairness and equality
EMPOWERING everyone so that we can all ‘take part and take pride’ as active citizens and staff.

We pride ourselves on being a diverse, enterprising and people-focused local authority. We are ambitious and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer that celebrates and values the diversity of our workplace and borough. A place where you can be your best self at work.

Our partnerships are strong and our staff cultivate and develop positive relationships across the Council, with external partners and with other stakeholders including the health, education, police and voluntary and community sectors. We know that we provide a better service when we collaborate and challenge ourselves to be the best we can be.