Leader's Secretary

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 PA to the Leader is part of the Democratic Services Team, working with the Committee Services and Electoral Services teams. This is a non-political role working with Councillors from all political parties, and political awareness is essential. This post is office based to meet the needs of the service, Monday – Friday.#

Hours: 37 per week

Your Contributions:
• The PA to the Leader provides a comprehensive and confidential secretarial service to the Leader of the Council and supports the Members from all political parties.
• To manage a busy electronic diary, arranging and scheduling meetings and briefings both internally and externally, including booking rooms / venues / refreshments, preparation of agendas and organisation of any travel requirements.
• To manage the Leader’s In Box and answer queries and compose emails and letters in response to matters judged not to require the Leader’s personal attention, or at the Leader’s request.
• To assist in the provision and implementation of the ongoing programme of Member development including induction training for any new Members, and liaising with internal and external organisations to provide relevant training courses.

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 with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• 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
• 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 Kay Sparks kay.sparks@halton.gov.uk

Interviews TBC

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!