Finding Public Sector Jobs in the UK

Key Portals for UK Public Sector Vacancies

1. Civil Service Jobs

civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk – Central government departments, agencies, 450,000+ roles.

2. Local Government Jobs

lgjobs.com – Council roles in education, social care, planning, waste, housing.

3. NHS Jobs

jobs.nhs.uk – Clinical, admin, support, and management posts across NHS trusts.

4. Police & Fire Services

• Police: police.uk/join (forces recruit individually)
• Fire: Check individual Fire & Rescue Service websites.

5. Teaching & Education

• England: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk
• Scotland: myjobscotland.gov.uk
• Wales: ewc.wales
• NI: eani.org.uk

6. Social Work

Advertised on council sites, Community Care Jobs, and Social Work Jobs Group.

7. Aggregators

Indeed, LinkedIn, Guardian Jobs filter by "public sector."

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