Cardiff Council Employee Reviews
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if you can get a job in the council, within the social letting team - DO NOT PASS IT UP. very very very good place to work. friendly place to work, good paced environment. although i regularly got bored(as not enough work for me for a full day) so i used to clean the office and staff kitchens instead.
Really great pension and really good place to work for..its a job for life. Always a different day as a driver and never a day that's the same..paid breaks in the salary to.
Brilliant workplace, supportive culture. Very friendly and helpful staff and managers. Great work life balance. Good pay and and enjoyable job. Definitely the best place I’ve worked
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Monday - Friday, good pay, friendly staff/managers, enjoyable job
Cardiff council are very loyal to their employees. They can offer extra overtime if available. The rate of pay is better than any where else. Annual leave entitlement is also very good.I have worked for the council for many years and only left once for what i thought was a better employment offer, only to return to the council shortly after.
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Paid holidays, good team support.
Cons
sometimes have to cover for others at short notice.
Good workplace, good management support, Flexible working, staff benefit, supportive colleagues, Training opportunities. opportunities for career development.
I worked with the council for 20 years and enjoyed this I left about 14 months ago semi retired but really missing it the role of support worker included personal care suppporting individuals with daily living skills in line with their personal support plans socialising
Pros
Ongoing training
Cons
Can’t see any
assisting children with a variety of activities thoughout the day, lunchtime duties, playtime duties, assisting senior leaders with various tasks such as photocopying, preparing work for children. i enjoy working with children and the staff where i work are lovely and make the job a lot more fun.
wasn't happy at all with working for them. They are selective in whom they employ based. If your face fits then you are ok. unfortunately. hated working for them.
Absolutely no progression route, inter departmental scrabble constantly for power. It's not about services or quality, its about senior officers gaining power politically to enhance their progression
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Top Job,, be hard to find another like it for wages,, work life balance. All managers helpful,, good training,, benefits, support and hopefully security.
Over the last 10 years the council has continued to provide services to its citizens with less staff and resources than ever before.
The staff work hard in very difficult circumstances
The first thing that hits you when you enter Willcox House in south Cardiff is the smell of the toilets, it’s all downhill from there. As a new recruit you might want to see an organisation chart of your dept., or the council even, well tough luck there aren’t any. Perhaps business process descriptions???? 😊😊😊 you’re joking. Well you might find out more on the induction course, except there isn’t one. Training is basically picking up the job from those around, which is how to permanently embed bad practice and inefficiency. IT systems are a ragbag of the monstrous SAP, various out of date packages and uncoordinated bespoke applications built and maintained on a sort of hobby basis by one or two individuals who hopefully will never leave or fall under a bus. Still, maybe your managers will help? Unlikely, between my post and the council cabinet member responsible, there were four managers, two of whom I never saw in a year of working there, as for the chief executive I visualised him as some wizard of oz figure, although I never made it to the emerald city.
Pros
Most of the staff really try to deliver a good service to the people of Cardiff.
Cons
Negligible training, low salaries, the constant threat of cuts, unresponsive and barely visible managers, lack of further opportunities, and poor office accommodation IT systems and equipment.
really good job I enjoyed being a litter picker it was quite relaxed working for council but one thing you cant do miss work no matter what circumstance they will give you three days a week so you can quit because they know you not making enough money but if you know you never miss work this is the job for you
Good benefits such as pay, holiday entitlements and pension. An excellent opportunity to gain experience and develop in all aspects.
A very knowledgeable company with people of all area of life to complete a united workforce.
A hard environment to work in and a culture of Us and Them between ground staff and management. Cardiff council has all the policies and guidelines in place but doesnt actually follow them.
- very good salary
- hours are perfect for students
- easy to pick up and cancel shifts
- relaxed environments
- meet new people
- easy work
- management is good
Good entry level jobs, harder to progress past middle management. Some great people but often decision making from top level can be bemusing and makes working there difficult if you are passionate
Pros
Pension, easy to get to a decent level
Cons
Senior management can be illogical
Cardiff Council is a fair company to work for my review is based more on the school In which I based throughout my employment with them. Staff there are welcoming in regards to new employees. I feel management can be biased when giving out job advancements aimed more to those who have a personal relationship or friendship with rather than on merit.
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