Working for us
Equal opportunities
We are committed to making sure you will not receive any less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation or, for any other non job related factor.
Guaranteed interviews
Disability Confident Leader
The Highland Council is a Disability Confident Leader (level 3), having gained the highest accreditation in recognition of their commitment to recruiting and retaining staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions. We understand that all disabilities are not visible, and we want our Council to be accessible for all. We aim to remove barriers within the workplace that people with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions may face. We want our employees to have everything they need to perform their best and fulfil their potential.
We have a commitment to employ and retain people with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job.
We value our employees and want to ensure that no one is excluded or held back because of a disability. We support our people with disabilities at work and can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that the work environment suits individual needs. We introduced the Reasonable Adjustment Disability Passport Scheme (external link) in 2022 so that our employees can share information about their disability and any particular requirements and workplace adjustments they have. The Passport can move with the employee to prevent having to re-explain to their line manager if they change job roles.
Our Occupational Health Team provide a plethora of information and additional resources that includes Mental health and wellbeing topics. We also have a list of trained Mental Health Reps that our employees can get in touch with.
Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland (external link) offers advice and information.
Armed Forces Covenant Employer
We have also been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.
Highland Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills acquired during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government All applicants who indicate they have been a member of the Armed Forces or are a spouse/partner or dependent of Armed Forces personnel who meet the essential requirements for the vacancy will be offered a guaranteed interview.
