Administration Officer

Administration Officer - Adult Services

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

Our Team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our agile and resourceful team. We are looking for an Administration Officer who is enthusiastic, enjoys working in a varied and busy environment and has previous office experience. You will be based in Complex Care Widnes and provide support to a busy Social Work Team.

The successful candidate should have IT experience, be able to work to deadlines, have experience of note-taking and organising meetings as well as experience of undertaking a wide range of general office tasks. You will need to be flexible and willing to provide support to other teams as necessary. Ideally you will be educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) including Maths and English, and have an awareness of maintaining confidentiality in the course of the job.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes

Next Steps:

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Clare Adamson on 0151 511 7719

Interviews will be held on 25^th March 2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please note that if you do not qualify for a Halton Resident’s discount and you need to cross the Mersey Gateway Bridge on your journey to and from work, you may be liable to pay the appropriate tolls.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive a suitable number of applications.