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Kirklees Council is the metropolitan borough council for Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, governing an area that includes Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Batley and the surrounding Pennine towns from its base in Huddersfield. It runs local public services such as schools support, waste collection, social care, housing, libraries and Kirklees Museums and Galleries, and also advertises vacancies on behalf of local schools and multi-academy trusts. Its job board lists teaching assistants, SEND support staff, cover supervisors, catering and cleaning staff, refuse drivers and school IT engineers.
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TRU welcome Kirklees Council to Huddersfield station as programme reaches halfway mark in latest series of improvement works
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams have made strong progress with works in the Huddersfield area while the railway has been closed, with work continuing unt
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The 10 biggest decisions made by Kirklees Council in 2025
They will affect residents right across the borough
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Leader of Kirklees Council quashes rumours, revealing real reason for no local elections this year
Councillor Carole Pattison has branded allegations that elections have been cancelled in Kirklees, "false" and "untrue"
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Kirklees council tax bills to rise by 4.99% after budget agreed
Leader Cathy Scott says Kirklees Council has had to take "painful decisions".
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Kirklees Council pledges to do 'everything' to avoid bankruptcy
Kirklees Council still needs to save £47m before the financial year ends, a meeting hears.
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Kirklees Council faces tough decisions to avoid bankruptcy - finance chief
Kirklees Council warns plans to save £47m from budget will have an "impact on everybody".
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
47/100
Stable
Open positions
55
10 opened / 13 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
4 days
faster than 88% of the market
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Education
35% ▲
Field & Service
32% ▲
Industrial Engineering
9% ▲
Hospitality
8% ▲
Legal
5% ▲
Management
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Education (+28 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Wakefield
Oct 2026
+69 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
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1
Countries
1
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Wakefield
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Huddersfield
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Wakefield
United Kingdom
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1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
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