Job Sector Information
Civil Service & Local Government
For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.
General Resources
Download the Prospects/AGCAS booklet Loca,l Regional and National Government Sector which has useful information, links and an overview of the sector.
Both the Civil Service and Local Government run Graduate Recruitment Schemes, alongside recruiting graduates directly into specialist departments
Civil Service Recruitment Gateway has details of Fast Stream recruitment, department graduate recruitment schemes, central graduate recruitment schemes and specialisations.
National Graduate Development Programme is the recruitment scheme for the Local Government sector
Prospects website also has an ‘explore types of job’ section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, contacts and resources.
Bath Spa Careers Resources
These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room:
- How to Pass Civil service Qualifying Tests
- Public Services – Prospects publication (some take away copies available)
- Home Office Graduate Opportunities Pack
- Lives Less Ordinary – HM Prison Service
- Guide to Careers in Planning 2005/6 (Haymarket)
- Local Authority Directory
Where to Look for Jobs and Work Placements
Jobs:
- BANES jobs online
- Wiltshire CC jobs online
- Jobs Go Public is a website dedicated to jobs and careers in the public sector
- www.getalife.org.uk has graduate jobs in the public and voluntary sectors
- Civil Service Recruitment Gateway live vacancies for graduates and non graduates,and a job notification service
- LGjobs the official website for local government opportunities, searchable by location and job type, advice on getting a work placement in local government
- Opportunities a weekly vacancy bulletin for the public sector, searchable by job type and location
- Public Sector Careers a website detailing jobs and careers in the public sector
New Scientist, Thursday, Civil Service science posts
Guardian, Wednesday, public sector jobs
Independent, Thursday, public sector jobs
Times, Thursday, public sector including education
Register and search for vacancies in the South West, UK and beyond:
For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.
Work placements:
- Civil Service work experience advice, information with closing dates, vacation visits
- careers.civil-service.gov.uk/civil service information on vacation work and work experience
- The European Commission Traineeships Office (Bureau de Stages) work experience in the EU
- European Personnel Selection Office
For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our
Work Placement pages.
Useful Web Links
- Civil Service - Cabinet Office Statistics
Civil service statistics, archive statistics - Civil Service Careers
Graduate and undergraduate sections, entry routes, careers advisers online - Civil Service: Diversity
Information and stats on diversity within the civil service - Civil Service Recruitment Gateway, Working in Europe
European Staffing Division - Civil Service Fast Stream
Graduate entry route to Senior Civil service careers - Council of the European Union
Look at the EU's activities by subject, infomation on living and working in the EU. - The Court of Justice of the European Communities
Information site on the European Union - Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Details of DWP's benefits and services, news pages. - Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
- European Fast Stream
Graduate entry routes to working in Europe - European Parliament
- European Union (EU)
- Government Offices in English Regions
- Met Office
- Northern Ireland Civil Service
Recruitment Service - National Statistics
- Ordnance Survey (OS)
- The Patent Office
- England's Regional Development Agencies
Portal to public service information from the UK Government - The Windsor Fellowship
Programmes promoting diversity
Organisations in the Public Sector
Capita RAS
(Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment), Innovation Court, New Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7JB
Tel: 0870 833 3780
www.capitaras.co.uk
Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG)
Central MOD, PO Box 2443, Bath BA1 5AB
Tel: 01225 449106
www.desg.mod.uk
Department for International Development (DFID)
1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE
Tel: 0845 300 4100
www.dfid.gov.uk
Department of Health (DH)
Customer Service Centre, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NL
Tel: 020 7210 4850
www.dh.gov.uk
The European Commission
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
www.europa.eu.int
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8000
www.foodstandards.gov.uk
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH
Tel: 020 7008 1500
www.fco.gov.uk
GCHQ
The Recruitment Office, Room A2c, Hubble Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 5AJ
Tel: 01242 709 095/6
www.gchq.gov.uk
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
See website for departmental contact information.
www.hmrc.gov.uk
HM Treasury
Allington Towers, 19 Alington Street, London SW1E 5EB
Tel: 020 7270 1524
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Home Office
2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Tel: 020 7035 4848.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Room 222, Old War Office, Whitehall, London SW1A 2EU
Tel: 0870 607 4455
www.mod.uk
The National Health Service (NHS)
PO Box 376, Bristol BS99 3EY
Tel: 020 7210 4850
www.nhs.uk
HM Prison Service
Headquarters, Cleland House, Page Street, London SW1P 4LN
Tel: 020 7217 3000
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
Prison Governors' Association
Room 405, Horseferrry House, Dean Ryle Street, London SW1P 2AW
Tel: 020 7217 8591
Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughss Rigg, Edinburgh EH12 9HW
Tel: 0131 244 8745
www.sps.gov.uk
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA)
Security House, Barbourne Road, Worcester WR1 1RS
Tel: 01905 21464/20004
www.bsia.co.uk
Ministry of Defence Police (MDP)
Recruiting Department, MDP Wethersfield, Braintree, Essex CM7 4AZ
Tel: 01371 854518/854174
www.mod.uk/mdp
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO)
169 Clapham Road, London SW9 0PU
Tel: 020 7582 6500
www.nacro.org.uk
National Probation Service of England and Wales
National Probation Directorate, Home Office, Horseferry House, Dean Ryle Street, London SW1P 2AW
www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
Prison Officers Association
Cronin House, 245 Church Street, London
www.poauk.org.uk
Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughss Rigg, Edinburgh EH12 9HW
Tel: 0131 244 8745
www.sps.gov.uk
Events and Careers Fairs
Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.
Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.
Further Training and Development
Most professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development.Check their websites from the list above.
www.prospects.ac.uk has a searchable database of postgraduate courses.
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