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About us
Barnsley is the place of possibilities. A place where we’re moving forward together to live healthy and happy lives. Barnsley fosters and grows ambition, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be. There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us to make Barnsley the place of possibilities. Join our friendly and welcoming team, where we’ll make a real difference in people’s lives by bringing them together and helping them to be the best they can be.

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We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.

Our employees are really important to us and whatever your role, we want you to be happy and grow in your career. We have a wide variety of employee rewards, including work-life balance, a great pay package, an excellent pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance, flexible working, and much more. Find the full list at Just4YOU.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and have a responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment process. However, if you do experience any barriers, please tell us. Let us know your needs and we'll do what we can to support you. For further information please see our Equality and Diversity page.

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65 Job openings

Business Support Officer - £27,711 - £30,060

Job Type: Full time / Permanent

Closing Date: 10/01/2025

Closing Date: 10.01.2024 | Job Ref: 50093514 | Directorate: Children's Service | Service: Children’s Social Care & Safeguarding | Location: Westgate Plaza, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Posted: 20/12/2024

Education Welfare Officer (2 posts) | £34,314 - £37,035 pro rata

Job Type: Full time / Temporary

Closing Date: 10/01/2025

Closing Date: 10/01/2025 | Job Ref: 50140877/ 50140878/675376/676283 | Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Education, Early Start & Prevention | Location: Westgate, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Posted: 20/12/2024

Social worker - Learning Disabilities - £34,314 - £44,711 (Dependant Upon qualifications and experience)

Job Type: Full time / Permanent

Closing Date: 20/01/2025

Closing Date: 20.01.2025 | Job Ref: 50110403 | Directorate: Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service: Adult Social Care & Health | Location: Westgate Plaza, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Posted: 20/12/2024

IMPACT: The Local Government Graduate Programme

Job Type: Full time / Temporary

Closing Date: 07/01/2025

Closing date for applications is 12:00pm midday 7th January 2025

Posted: 26/11/2024

Early Years Practitioner (various opportunities) | £24,790-£25,183 pro rata