Living and working in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a thriving county that adapts to a changing world and remains a special place to live and work.
North Yorkshire's natural beauty is captured in its three areas of outstanding natural beauty, national nature reserves, stunning coastlines, scenic rural villages, vibrant cities and market towns. North Yorkshire really is a beautiful, thriving and special place to live and work, rich in heritage and culture.
The Quality of Life index aims to quantify where living standards are highest in the UK by ranking local performance across a range of indicators. Richmondshire was placed second in the list, a position boosted by excellent personal wellbeing factors including life satisfaction and happiness. Hambleton was placed fourth and Ryedale was placed eighth, a truly commendable achievement and another incredible accolade for North Yorkshire.
In addition, the county benefits from excellent road and rail links, with easy access via the east coast mainline, the A1(M) and A19. Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and Teesside are all easily commutable, and London is just two hours away by train.
Application tips
Before completing your application please ensure that you read the job description and person specification carefully - the information within these documents can be used as a guide for you to complete your supporting evidence section within your application.
This section is very important and will play a key role in the success of your application so please take you time when completing it.
Please note, to be successfully shortlisted, managers will use your supporting evidence and will not consider any CVs uploaded.
If you are having any difficulties completing your application and would like some advice on this, please contact Resourcing Solutions by emailing ResourcingSolutions@northyorks.gov.uk.