Company Profile

Kent operates in a two-tier system, meaning there is Kent County Council, which is responsible for certain services across the whole county and 12 borough, city and district councils, responsible for different services in the areas they cover. You may also have a parish council in your area. Kent has over 300 parish and town councils who provide a variety of services to their local community. All tiers work together to deliver services across Kent.

You, our residents, as well as the elected members and the staff who work here are all essential in decision making and making sure services are delivered.

OUR VALUES

Everything we do is guided by our values. They set out who we are as people, what we stand for and how we act.

These are the values that we demonstrate ourselves, see around us and collectively and individually strive for:

- We are brave. We do the right thing, we accept and offer challenge.
- We are curious to innovate and improve.
- We are compassionate, understanding and respectful to all.
- We are strong together by sharing knowledge.
- We are all responsible for the difference we make.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We challenge discrimination of all kinds, wherever it exists.

That includes our workplace culture, within the communities we serve, and how we deliver our services.

This means we:

- look at everything we do and challenge ourselves to be more inclusive.
- listen to diverse and under-represented voices, and ask 'what we can do better?'
- lead by example by investigating reported discrimination quickly, and act on our findings.

CAREERS

Start a career that matters

Can you see yourself working with one of the country's most skilled workforces?

We help young people get the best start in life, keep Kent moving in the depths of winter, manage award winning country parks and over 300 other vital services. We are proud of the opportunities and encouragement we offer and are on a mission to make every moment matter for our communities.

Do you have what it takes to make the difference every day? Then join us and start a career that really matters.

Award winning approach to diversity and inclusion

We're proud to announce that we have recently been awarded a silver TIDE award for our approach and progress on diversity and inclusion by The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

The Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) compares our progress on diversity, equality and inclusion to other organisations and we were ranked one of the best.