We believe people are our greatest asset. That's why we've gone out of our way to give staff everything you they need to make their job easier. At Surrey, you'll receive:

• 24 days paid holiday a year increasing to 28 days after five years, pro-rata for part-time staff
• A final salary local government pension scheme into which you contribute a percentage of your salary determined by earnings. It may be possible to transfer previous pension rights to this scheme
• An annual training programme offering continual learning together with management, communication, supervisory and computer skills training
• Flexible working arrangements including job sharing, home working, term time only working and hot desking.
• Travel assistance ranging from season ticket loans to a street car scheme.
• An opportunity to access a range of staff discounts and/or exchange salary for a range of benefits including childcare vouchers, health screening, dental insurance, personal accident scheme and retail vouchers.

STARS programme

The STARS programme focuses on developing senior management teams. It includes the following main areas:

• Building personal resilience
• New thinking
• Leading people through change
• Leading the change process
• Reputation management
• Successful partnership working

People Management Pathways

When you complete a People Management Pathway, it will be recognised with a certificate from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

There are eight integrated modules offered as two development pathways. There is an additional core module for both pathways: Enhancing Leadership Capability which must be completed once, irrespective of which development pathway you select.