At Suffolk Coastal, we provide a wide range of benefits to
our staff:
Annual leave
Suffolk Coastal offers very generous annual leave entitlements
to staff. Annual leave is dependent upon grade and length of
service. Full time employees receive a minimum of 22 and up to 28
days leave per year. Employees with more than five years’
continuous service in local government receive an additional 5 days
leave, a minimum of 27 and up to 31 days leave per year.
Annual leave and public holidays are calculated for part time
employees, job sharers and temporary employees on a pro-rata basis,
according to the number of hours worked per week.
Final salary pension scheme
We offer a final salary pension scheme. On joining us, you will
be entitled to become a member of the Local Government Pension
Scheme. Your contribution to the pension scheme equates to between
5.5% - 7.5% of your pay (depending upon your salary), though tax
relief is applicable.
Flexi-time
We offer a number of flexible working options for different
roles and service areas. These include part-time hours, variable
hours, flexi-time, shift working, seasonal employment, home-working
and casual call-in contracts.
We operate a flexible working hours scheme, that enables
employees to vary their hours outside of the core hours of 10am to
12 noon and 2pm to 4pm (for example, 8am to 4pm) over a four week
period, subject to the needs of the service.
Childcare Vouchers
We have joined forces with Leapfrog day nurseries, to offer
the benefits of the Leapfrog Childcare Voucher Scheme. This gives
you the opportunity to save money on your childcare costs, whereby
part of your salary can be taken as Childcare Vouchers. The
vouchers are exempt from tax and National Insurance contributions
and therefore represent a saving for most employees.
Learning & development
We provide learning and development opportunities for
all levels of staff, covering training for work specific topics,
general management courses, an online e-learning facility plus we
offer a resource centre called the Learning Zone. We also support
training to achieve professional qualifications.
Our aim is to develop staff in order to achieve the Council’s
aims and objectives.
Free car park
There is a large car park located at the rear of our Melton
Hill offices where staff can park free of charge.
Relocation scheme
A scheme for staff in Band D and above is available to assist
with relocating to the Suffolk Coastal area upon appointment to the
Council. The scheme provides assistance with removal expenses, a
settling-in allowance and moving fees.
Car allowance scheme
There is a car user allowance scheme in place for those (e.g.
Environmental Health Officers, Planning Officers) who have to
travel around the district as part of their job. High and low
essential users receive a lump sum each month in addition to a
generous mileage rate. Casual users, those who occasionally use
their car to attend meetings, conferences, training etc receive a
generous mileage rate.
On-site facilities
At the Melton Hill site, there is a staff self-service café with
a variety of vending machines, a pool table, dartboard, TV and a
‘quiet room’ with daily papers. There are also 2 purpose built
kitchenette’s for the use of staff.
Staff counselling
We offer a confidential counselling scheme for all staff
with independent and impartial counsellors. We fund short term
support (usually up to 6 sessions) to help staff manage work based
or personal problems.
Maternity, paternity & parental leave
We offer generous maternity, paternity and parental leave
allowances to staff, which exceeds the statutory minimum.
Access to discounts
As a local government organisation, we have access to
a number of discounts from local and national organisations which
range from services for your car, holidays, electrical equipment
and health checks.