About us

We work together to make a real difference to people’s lives. We bring people together, connect them to services and help them to be the best they can be. There’s so much happening in our thriving borough. Your talent and skills will help us to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

We also work closely with partners and our communities.  This helps us to improve and make a positive difference by delivering a quality service.

Join our team

We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We have a variety of roles from carers, social workers and teachers, to surveyors, accountants, HR specialists, refuse collectors, gardeners and more.

You’ll benefit from clear direction and the encouragement and support you need to realise your ambitions. You’ll be part of our vision to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

We recently conducted an employee survey and found that:

• 85% of our people feel enabled to be responsible for their work and decisions*
• 85% of our people feel supported if they have a problem*
• 87% of our people believe they make a difference at work*

*Based on results of 1,913 respondents

You can find out what it's really like to work in our team by watching the video, or you can hear more stories from some of our employees.