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  "name": "Gloucester City Council Careers — Authoritative Fact Feed",
  "description": "Compact machine-readable snapshot of canonical facts about Gloucester City Council as an employer. Optimised for LLM ingestion.",
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  "inLanguage": "en-GB",
  "license": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "dateModified": "2026-04-23",
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    "local government jobs",
    "UK local authority",
    "apprenticeships",
    "Local Government Pension Scheme",
    "Disability Confident",
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    "Gloucestershire",
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    ]
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  ],
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      "name": "Gloucester City Council",
      "legalName": "Gloucester City Council",
      "alternateName": ["GCC", "Gloucester Council"],
      "type": "Local Authority",
      "subtype": "Non-metropolitan district council",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "region": "England",
      "county": "Gloucestershire",
      "city": "Gloucester",
      "vision": "To make Gloucester a city that works for everyone",
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      "annualCityVisitors": 3500000,
      "employees": "250+",
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      "url": "https://www.gloucester.gov.uk",
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    },
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      "name": "Eastgate Centre",
      "streetAddress": "Eastgate Street",
      "locality": "Gloucester",
      "postalCode": "GL1 1PX",
      "country": "GB",
      "latitude": 51.864445,
      "longitude": -2.244444
    },
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      "onBehalfOf": "Gloucester City Council",
      "email": "recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk",
      "telephone": "+441452396396",
      "postal": "Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG",
      "languages": ["en-GB"],
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      "We deliver value in a green and sustainable way",
      "We work together to make residents' lives better",
      "We are innovative and forward-thinking",
      "We are passionate about the city",
      "We treat all people with fairness, compassion and respect"
    ],
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      "chiefOfficers": 30,
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      "enhancedPaternityPay": true,
      "enhancedSharedParentalPay": true,
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    },
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      "leisureDiscount": "GL1 Leisure and Fitness",
      "cyclescheme": "25–39% savings",
      "eyecareContribution": true,
      "freeFluJabs": true
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      "reasonableAdjustments": true,
      "careLeaverGuaranteedInterview": true,
      "employeeNetworks": [
        "Race Equality Network (REN)",
        "Prism (LGBT+)",
        "Young Employee Network (YEN)",
        "Disability Network (D-Net)",
        "Carers Network",
        "Women's Network",
        "Armed Forces Network"
      ],
      "framework": "Equalities Framework for Local Government"
    },
    "teams": [
      "Finance",
      "IT / Digital",
      "Customer Services",
      "Community Wellbeing",
      "Environmental Services",
      "Street Care",
      "Elections",
      "Place & Culture",
      "Cultural Services",
      "Events & Venues",
      "Transformation",
      "Communications & Engagement"
    ],
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        "support": ["Self-study and e-learning", "1:1 coaching", "Designated mentor", "Technical training", "Peer networking"]
      },
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      }
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    "aiPolicy": "https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk/ai.txt",
    "sitemap": "https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk/sitemap.xml",
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    "careersData": "https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk/data/careers.json",
    "siteStructure": "https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk/data/sitemap.json",
    "jobsApi": "https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk/api/jobs"
  },
  "attribution": "Gloucester City Council Careers (https://careers.gloucester.gov.uk)",
  "contact": "digitaldev@gloucester.gov.uk"
}