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Find out about changes to our services and Christmas opening times on our Festive information page. To find out when your bin will be collected over the festive period, visit Changes to County Durham bin collections at Christmas.

Due to maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 11.45am on Tuesday 24 December until 8.00am on Thursday 2 January: our online Council Tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Jobs & Careers

If you're passionate about making a real difference, then County Durham is the place for you. Your best work starts here.

You can view our current vacancies on North East Jobs.

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About our council and area

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Equality, diversity and inclusion in our workforce

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Rewards and benefits if you work for us

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Apprenticeships and work experience

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Make a difference with a career in local government

Health and Wellbeing jobs

Health and wellbeing support

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Explore careers with us

Support to find a job

Adult learning and job training

Supply teacher services

Employment of children

Volunteering

Apply for funding from our apprenticeship levy

County Durham Care Academy - careers in social care

Investors In The Environment

In partnership with

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Better Health at Work Award
Investors In The Environment

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