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Jobs and Careers

Jobs and Careers at Cornwall Council 

Cornwall Council is one of Cornwall’s largest employers, with over 5,000 people working directly for us. We also deliver a range of services through our family of companies and other partnerships. 

Calling out for experienced social care professionals and support workers due to covid-19

Cornwall Social Care are seeking experienced:

  • Social Care professionals
  • Support workers

to help us to maintain our work with vulnerable families and adults through the Covid-19 pandemic.  You may have recently retired or left the profession and be willing to return to work to provide temporary support.  Part-time and flexible working is available. For more information please visit our social care covid support page.

Temporary recruitment freeze

We have introduced a temporary recruitment freeze. This is due to growing financial pressures we now face. The freeze will last until at least 31 January 2021. The freeze applies to all roles that do not meet the strict exemption criteria. 

All advertised vacancies on this website will continue, so please submit your applications as normal for these roles. 

You will receive confirmation if we have to cancel a job you applied for. If you are part way through an application we will not have been able to capture your details. We apologise if the job you were applying for has been removed.

We understand how disappointing this is. We would like to thank you for your interest in working with us and hope this will not deter you from applying for future roles with us in future.

Please get in touch if you have any other questions.

Vacancies with Cornwall Council

Search and apply for all current vacancies with Cornwall council. Create a candidate profile and sign up for email notifications of new vacancies.

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Jobs with schools and academies

View and apply for jobs with schools and academies.

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Job and career pathways

There are a number of other ways that you could join the council to start your career:

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Find out what it's like to work for Cornwall Council.

Vacancies in Social Care

You can make a huge difference.  Whether you want to work with adults or children we have a variety of jobs available

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Jobs with partner agencies

View and apply for jobs with partner agencies in Cornwall.

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