If you don't know West Dunbartonshire already, it's a great place to live and work.

Situated in the West of Scotland with just over 90,000 residents we have a choice of rural, urban and waterfront locations.  The area has a rich past shaped by its world famous shipyards along the Clyde, and boasts many attractions ranging from the iconic Titan crane and Dumbarton Rock to the beauty of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. We are just half an hour from Glasgow (via the A82 or M8) and there is easy access and a half-hourly train service which provides connections to Loch Lomond, Glasgow and beyond. The Council is the largest employer in the area with over 5,000 employees and a gross annual budget of more than £243 million, and offers rewarding and challenging jobs and careers across a diverse range of public services.  Services delivered include:

  • Education and Social Work
  • Environmental Health and Planning
  • Roads Maintenance and Street Lighting
  • Parks and Open Spaces
  • Cleaning and Refuse Collection
  • Construction and Maintenance

The Council has 6 key themes and related priorities for serving the area:

  • Regeneration and local economy
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Safe and strong communities
  • Sustainable environments
  • Education and lifelong learning
  • An improving council

To help us achieve these aims, we want to inspire our employees to make a difference every day and help us achieve our vision which is "to improve prosperity and inclusion for all citizens, deliver better and more efficient services, and improve West Dunbartonshire as a place to live, work and visit".