About Us
Merthyr Tydfil, one of the most historically fascinating and beautiful regions of Wales is ideally placed between Brecon Beacons National Park and Wales Capital City Cardiff.
Merthyr Tydfil Council employs around 2,500 staff including our Schools. We have offices based in the Civic Centre, Unit 5 and Unit 20 and we provide a variety of services for the residents of the Merthyr Tydfil Borough which includes:
- Adults and Children’s Social Services
- Education and Community Wellbeing
- Regulatory Services e.g. Environmental Health, Planning, Trading Standards and Licensing
- Customer Services e.g. Council Tax, Revenues, Benefits and Housing Solutions
- Regeneration e.g. Economic Development, Employability, Physical Regeneration
- Corporate Services e.g., IT, Human Resources, Business Change, Accountancy and Democratic Services
We have 5 directorates that include:
- Education
- Social Services
- Governance and Resources
- Neighbourhood Services
- Economy & Public Protection
A word from the Chief Executive Ellis Cooper
“Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is a fantastic place to work. I have worked for the Council since 2002 joining originally as an E-Government Development Officer and I have had the pleasure of working alongside some of the most dedicated and hardworking colleagues in my time here. Here at Merthyr, we are incredibly passionate about providing services for the community we serve and residents of Merthyr Tydfil. We certainly couldn’t achieve all that we have without our workforce.
We understand how important work-life balance is and how integral it is to continue to learn and develop whilst within a job role. We have family friendly policies to support you, opportunities to develop your performance through training, apprenticeships and mentoring schemes, and lots of staff benefits, including LGPS Pension, access to Occupational Health on site and our Merthyr Tydfil Rewards Scheme. We are an organisation that is committed to investing in our people so that we can become your employer of choice.”