Our culture and vision

Central Bedfordshire Council is a modern, ambitious authority with a clear vision for the future. We strive to deliver high-quality services, make a real difference to residents’ lives, and invest in our communities. We achieve this by living our values and principles and focusing on the key priorities, outlined below. 

Our values 

Our values underpin and inform everything that we do.  They guide how we interact with people, both internally and externally. They act as a shared code of conduct, setting out how we work with each other and with others. Our values connect us under one set of shared goals, language, and behaviours, underpinning and informing everything that we do at the Council. They describe the type of organisation we want to be and guide us in achieving our vision.

Our values are: 

• Together - We succeed by working collaboratively, making the best use of our resources, avoiding duplication and aligning our efforts. 
• Empowering - Everyone has a contribution to make. We encourage everyone to share ideas and challenge how we do things.
• Ambitious – We focus on delivering meaningful results to make a difference for our residents and communities.
• Mutual respect – We value diversity and treat everyone with fairness and dignity. Everyone is valued.

Our priorities 

We focus on five key outcomes: 

• creating opportunities for rewarding work, to address the challenges faced by more and more of our residents in work poverty 
• delivering quality housing, to meet the growing need, including affordable housing, where needed, for our residents 
• enabling people to live their best lives, and supporting people to be independent, ensuring that we keep focused on improving health and wellbeing and supporting independent living 
• improving educational achievement and progress, to improve social mobility and the life chances for all 
• making the best use of resources, working efficiently and having the most positive impact on our residents' lives 

Whether you’re starting your career or taking on a new challenge, Central Bedfordshire Council gives you the chance to make a real difference and grow - with support every step of the way. 

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