In a small authority you get to know lots of colleagues and form good working relationships; in my experience it’s not like some vast and impersonal business, it’s a real community of individuals who employ their skills and their integrity to deliver good services to the people of this county.
Let’s face it, you wouldn’t be reading this unless you wondered whether Ceredigion County Council might be the right work environment for you. So here’s the honest truth of one experience.
I started work for the authority in 1996 ( yes, I’m in my fifties now !) and have found no reason to move on elsewhere. My job is intrinsically interesting and I have supportive managers and a great team. I progressed to my present role of County Archivist, Information and Records Manager. In my job I supervise the care of the historic records of the county – including parchment documents up to five hundred years old – but I also manage, with my team, the administration of all the documentation the Council produces during the course of its work. It’s a massive job, and can be scary, because it’s really important to make the right decisions, but it’s also incredibly interesting, and having a supportive and trustworthy team makes it all possible.
The Council has good work-life policies which allows me to manage my time in a way that suits both me and my role. My lunchtime exercise class makes me better at my job, because I’m fitter and more relaxed – and I get special rates as a Council employee, hurrah.
In a small authority you get to know lots of colleagues and form good working relationships; in my experience it’s not like some vast and impersonal business, it’s a real community of individuals who employ their skills and their integrity to deliver good services to the people of this county.
I work with the public who use the County Archives for their research, and that provides a great opportunity to meet new people and pass on some of my skills. And nothing beats the feeling of giving a talk about the county’s history to a village society on a summer’s evening and driving home through the dusk in this green and beautiful place.