Caretaker

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 Caretaking team are a part of Facilities Management who sit within the Operational side of Property Services. 

The team are based primarily at both Runcorn Town Hall and the Municipal Building but work across a number of our corporate sites.

The team are responsible for providing, caretaking services which ensures that the Council’s primary corporate and library facilities are run and managed effectively and that they are fit for purpose, and meet the needs and aspiration of the public, councilors and staff alike.

Your Contributions:

• Are you practical, and take pride in doing a job well. Whether it’s setting up a meeting room, gritting icy paths, or checking a building is secure at the end of the day, 
• You don’t need to be a qualified tradesperson, but some basic maintenance experience would be ideal. You should also be comfortable moving between different sites and providing support during  emergency situations. 
• Are you happy to take responsibility for the small but essential tasks that keep our buildings safe, clean, and operational.
• Willing to work on a shift system, you will be  Self-motivated and  capable of using own initiative, and  willing to take on any duties that are reasonably requested.
• As the role involves regular travel across the borough and sometimes further afield,  you will be able to drive and hold a valid driving license
• You must be willing to drive the Caretakers vehicles which consist of a larger transit style van together with a smaller van. Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act.

If you enjoy variety in your day,  and want to play a key role in supporting your local community, we’d love to hear from you.

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
• 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 Dave McKeown on 0151 511 8441

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!