Why Dudley?

• Brierley Hill,
• Dudley,
• Halesowen
• Stourbridge

Each has a wealth of heritage, from Stourbridge’s Glass Quarter to Dudley’s 12th century castle, from Halesowen’s historic Leasowes Park to Brierley Hill’s modern retail delights. The towns contribute their own different qualities to the borough making it a special and fascinating place.

The council has been praised for its work with diverse communities and works hard to strengthen them. Working with partner agencies is also very important to Dudley Council. If you join our 14,000 plus workforce you’ll find an ethos of partnership working with the common goal of making the borough a good, healthy and safe place to live, work and visit.

Already rich in history the borough has a distinctive character with plans to make it even better for our 300,000 residents. With investment planned, we aim to create a borough where people want to live and companies want to do business.

We are incredibly proud of our council and the borough it serves; it’s a unique and very special place. We know that if you come and join us at the authority you’ll receive a warm welcome, work with some very loyal and committed colleagues and contribute positively to making life better for our residents, businesses and visitors.

Dudley borough is packed full of great places to visit – award winning attractions, fascinating museums, beautiful parks and nature reserves and the life blood of the industrial revolution, a canal network that provides a stunning ‘green corridor’ through the urban landscape.

Join us at Dudley Council - a great place to work. Take a look at the huge range of opportunities on offer at Dudley Council. We are proud to be an employer with 'disability confident' and 'mindful employer' status. 

As well as earning whilst you learn new skills you will enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement and pension.

Dudley Council supports and promotes working in an agile way which can assist with fitting in studying and other life commitments. Dudley works with a variety of training providers, who understand how to offer learning packages that can be completed – whilst working full time

The council offers significant benefits and discounts through partner agencies and local retailers, for example;

EE Perks for All Council employees; You can now get a fantastic 20% discount off their monthly line rental on loads of EE’s plans, including tablet, SIM only and broadband plans.

KAARP Discounts: 100’s of discounts on shopping, entertainment, holidays and much more.

Leisure Centre Benefits: If you are looking for a membership package that offers unlimited access to our facilities, whether it’s swimming, using the gym or taking part in fitness classes, Options Lifestyle is for you. New users to the Lifestyles gyms receive a comprehensive induction.

Local Benefits: Dudley Council have teamed up with some of the best local food retailers such as The Venue, Finesse Desserts and Costa Coffee all offering you a massive 10% off your food bill.