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WELCOME TO HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL RECRUITMENT WEBSITE 

From 1st July 2025, all job applications will be processed via North East Jobs.  This applies to all vacancies advertised from 1st July 2025 onwards.  Any vacancies advertised prior to 1st July 2025 will continue to be processed via this site.

We are delighted that you are interested in working for HBC.  

Please take the time to read our Application Guidance notes above.  A range of our vacancies are shown below but to view all vacancies please click on "Search" and a complete list will appear. To apply for Council vacancies, you must first create an account by clicking on “Register”.  

We only accept online applications and all correspondence will be sent via the email address you provide to us. If you would like help or advice with your application, setting up an email account or registering to use our recruitment website, you can email us at workforce.support@hartlepool.gov.uk or reach us by telephone on 01429 401804 or 01429 523546.

Once you have completed a section of the applic

The Equalities Act 2010 requires that goods and services are offered on equal terms to people with disabilities. This page offers advice to ensure that the content of this website is available to as many people as possible.

How to increase the font size on this website 

Please follow the instructions below for the web browser you are using. The instructions may also work with other versions of the same web browser.

Internet Explorer

• Select the drop down menu at the top of the window of the browser, marked 'View'
• A list of options will appear in the drop down menu - choose text size
• Another drop down menu will appear with options of; smallest, smaller, medium, larger, and largest
• Select large or largest

Screen magnification

Depending on the web browser you are using, you may simply be able to hold down Crtl button and use the "+" or "-" button. Or for specific browsers see detail below. 

Internet Explorer

• Please ensure the 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons are used to navigate through the application form, do not use the 'Back' button on your browser as information may be lost.

  Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your completed application.

  Please Note: 

  If you have not received a response to your application within 3 weeks of the closing date please assume you have been unsuccessful. 

  All successful applicants for jobs with the Council will be required to provide evidence of a right to work in the UK.  Applicants for jobs who are EU/EEA/Swiss nationals should be aware that the UK has left the EU and the transition period has expired.  This means that to apply for and undertake work in the UK after 1st July 2021 EU/EEA/Swiss citizens now have to provide evidence of a right to work in the UK, e.g. Settled or Pre-Settled Status.  https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families The new system will treat EU and non-EU citizens equally.  Currently HBC are not a Sponsor employer. 

  Irish citizens and Crown Dependencies Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man are exempt from theace="Arial" size="2">Select the drop down menu at the top of the window of the browser, marked 'View'

• A list of options will appear in the drop down menu - select Zoom
• Another drop down menu will appear with options of; zoom in, zoom out, or a specific magnification 

Firefox

• Select the drop down menu at the top if the window of the browser, marked ‘View’
• A list of options will appear – select ‘zoom’ and then ‘zoom in’
• Mac / all browsers
• Hold down the command key and press + 

If the text is still not large enough after adjusting your settings, then it may be worth investigating screen magnification software.  Products vary depending on features, such as whether speech support is built into the program. Some of the more popular products include Lunar, MAGic and Zoomtext.

Changing screen colours

Internet Explorer

• Select the Tools menu at the top of the web browser and choose 'Internet options'.
• A dialog box will appear.  At the bottUK’s points-based immigration system and there will be no change to the arrangements for the Common Travel Area and assuch rights to work etc. continue. 

  Be assured Hartlepool Council welcomes job applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK.  Immigration information may change / be updated so please regularly check the government websites.

  A GDPR privacy statement for Employee Candidates is available at https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/downloads/download/882/privacy_notices

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  ONLY OUR LATEST VACANCIES ARE DISPLAYED BELOW. TO VIEW ALL VACANCIES, PLEASE CLICK ON "SEARCH" AND A COMPLETE LIST WILL APPEAR.