Welcome

Local authorities are facing unprecedented pressures from a combination of reduced budgets and rising demand for services, but these are the challenging times that allow you to have a huge impact on both the local community and its residents.

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To face these challenges and improve the quality of life for residents Reading are bringing in a fresh approach and new thinking. We are working on some exciting projects including;

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• Achieving Customer Service Excellence – A new customer service experience which at its core is about making sure everyone who interacts with the Council has a better day as a result

• Supporting our residents with the right support, at the right time, in the right place and putting in place more self-enabling support

• Implementing a new finance system

• A £7.4m investment to reduce our carbon footprint as well as significantly more proposals which will contribute to reducing greenhouse gases. 

• A £35.9m investment in two new swimming pools and leisure facilities within the Borough.

• Significant service transformation to drive increased efficiency savings and income generation

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The Council is also working on a finance improvement programme to develop a financial management culture and governance framework across the Council.. It will seek to facilitate vital investment in core infrastructure to drive efficiency improvements, facilitate service redesign and manage pressures within demand led services. This invest to save approach provides for a robust financial position going forward and enables vital and valued services to continue to be delivered. 

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When you join Reading you’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. We want our town to thrive, and to ensure that everybody gets to share in its success. We’ll succeed if people who work here are passionate about this goal and want to make a difference.

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We empower our employees to deliver their best, in a way that suits their lifestyle. As such we benefit from a diverse team, many live locally but many are based much further away.

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To ensure you can make a difference Reading are committed to developing their staff and will give you all the support you need to thrive at the Council. We have invested in a leadership programme for all managers to help nurture talent and put succession planning in place for the future.

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If you are excited by the opportunity to make a difference to the local community and residents, we would love to see your application.