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Who we are and how we work

Our mission, our vision

At West Northants Council, it’s all about our people.

We pride ourselves on our ambition, our drive to demand better ways of working, and our ability to face challenges head-on.

This is a place to forge new opportunities. Where potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

We have an incredible workforce who are committed to the delivery of our ambitions.

There are very few industries that offer the breadth and depth or services that Councils provide. While we will always be judged on the basis of public facing services, we recognise that the backbone of our success is in the corporate services that enable change and keep us safe.

The skilled staff we recruit and retain are vital to ongoing success and we provide a welcoming, professional and collaborative environment in which to THRIVE.Anna Earnshaw, Chief Executive

We take immense pride in serving our vibrant community of 425,000 residents and a wide range of businesses across Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamptonshire with a diverse and exceptional range of public services.

Our services include:

  • Adults, Communities & Wellbeing - looking after the elderly and vulnerable, supporting people's health and wellbeing 
  • Chief Executive's Office - setting strategy and priorities, informing and engaging on what we do 
  • Communities & Opportunities - from housing, libraries and Community Services to economic development and regeneration 
  • Corporate & Finance Services - managing money and resources, administering benefits and enabling services such as HR, Legal and IT 
  • Education & Children's Services - delivering statutory services including SEND support, supporting schools, and caring for our young people 
  • Place & Economy - from bin collections and highways to planning and economic strategy 

We have four office locations in Northampton, Daventry and Towcester, and a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our offices are:

  • One Angel Square, Northampton
  • The Guildhall, Northampton
  • The Forum, Towcester
  • The Abbey Centre, Daventry

Agile, hybrid and flexible working

We're committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enhances productivity, service quality, customer experience, and overall wellbeing. We believe in the power of agile and flexible work options to boost workforce diversity and enhance work-life balance, while meeting our corporate goals.  

We support a variety of work styles and locations, helping employees tailor their schedules to fit their roles. We offer part-time, job share, term-time only, and annualised hours as options.

Our workforce includes Fixed Workers, Part-Flexible Workers, Flexible Workers, and Operational Field-Based Workers. Your worker type will be based on the function of your job role. For example, if you need to work with the public from a fixed location, you will be a Fixed Worker. 

We want to do our best for our residents, service users, businesses and staff - we want everyone to THRIVE.

Trust

We are honest, fair, transparent and accountable. We can be trusted to do what we say we will.

High performance

We get the basics right and what we do, we do well. We manage our business efficiently.

Respect

We respect each other and our customers in a diverse, professional and supportive environment.

Innovate

We encourage curiosity, we are creative and seize opportunities to grow as individuals and as an organisation. 

Value

We continually strive for best practice and ways of improving existing procedures, practices and systems and thereby promoting efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Empower

We believe in people, will listen, learn and trust them to make decisions. We help people to realise their ambitions.

Watch a video about our values.

We conduct employee surveys, which are anonymous, to enable us to really understand how employees feel about working at West Northants Council.

This enables us to identify what we’re doing well and how we can improve. We can then put plans in place to action what you believe can make us a better workplace.

Last updated 06 September 2024