Climate Change Apprentice

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:

The Environment and Regeneration Directorate is responsible for the borough’s Planning, Highways, Transportation, Properties, Regeneration and Community and Greenspace. As a Climate Change Apprentice, you will be responsible for facilitating the Council’s response to the Climate Change agenda. You will have key areas of focus, with support being provided by project leads and your line manager. You will follow an approved programme of study with Manchester Metropolitan University, gaining a Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner qualification alongside your work.

Hours: 37 per week

Your Contributions:

As a Climate Change Apprentice, you will support a range of projects, particularly the Council’s carbon reduction and climate change activities. This will include organising meetings, briefings and/or training sessions, diary management, and meeting support such as taking minutes and actions. You will also help to prioritise and schedule workloads, track and manage deadlines, and chase up and report progress of actions agreed in projects and programmes. You will liaise with colleagues and secure funding to support the Council’s climate change ambitions by identifying, preparing and submitting external funding bids as and when opportunities arise. You will monitor trends and changes and ensure your knowledge is maintained for new legislation, good practice and emerging technologies.

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

• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jenny Smith (jennifer.mcgrath@halton.gov.uk / 0151 511 7071).

Interviews will take place w/c 14th July (subject to change).

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 refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

As this role involves regular travel across the borough and sometimes further afield, a driving license and access to a vehicle are essential requirements. Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act.

We look forward to receiving your application!