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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 Widnes Locality and Drug &amp; Alcohol Youth Support teams. We are looking for an Admin &amp; Finance Officer who enjoys working in a varied and busy environment within Halton’s Family Hubs. You will be based in a team supporting frontline practitioners who work in the community with local families. Your previous admin office experience should be complemented by an understanding of how to safely support the day to day running of an outreach team and be sensitive to the challenges faced by some of the most vulnerable young people and families of our community.Hours: 30 per weekYour Contributions:Some of the main responsibilities of the role include:• Note taking• Data inputting and record keeping• Booking events &amp; services and organising meetings • Ordering supplies and petty cash managementExperience in the above is essential and you must be confident in being the first port of call to members of the public contacting our team(s) by telephone or in person. Some Reception cover will also be required. IT experience is essential, as is working to deadlines.Applications are particularly welcome from those familiar with the data system NDTMS. Confidentiality and an understanding of safeguarding and data protection are key aspects of the role. Ideally, you will be educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) including Maths and English and feel comfortable both to work independently and as a proactive member of the team. The role includes being co located in a multi-agency setting and working alongside multi -agency partners and colleagues.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 Janice Maddison on 0151 511 8388.Interviews are expected take place on 11th February 2026.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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Admin & Finance Officer

Cook - Inglefield Our team at Inglefield are currently looking for an enthusiastic and committed person who will have a sensitive approach to the needs of the residents and who will work closely with the existing staff to ensure that high standards of food provision are maintained.If you have a passion for cooking and want to make a real difference in the lives of young people, we’d love to hear from you!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.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:Our service provides long-term support to children and their families, with a strong focus on exceptional care and a nurturing environment. As a cook, you'll play a vital role in this by preparing nutritious, home-style meals that support health and well-being. We follow a person-centered approach, respecting each child’s privacy, dignity, and individual needs—ensuring that mealtimes are not only nourishing but comforting and inclusive.Your Contributions:As a cook at Inglefield, you will be responsible for planning, purchasing and preparing nutritionally balanced and appetising meals for the children and staff. You will serve the meals and clear away, ensuring that the kitchen facilities are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness to meet the requirements of the food hygiene guidelines.You will plan, prepare and cook to meet multiple dietary requirements and provisions, and will be responsible for Health &amp; Safety/Food Safety and hygiene in the kitchen, and will undertake inventory control.You will ideally have a Food Safety level 2 certificate or above, and/or a relevant catering qualification, with experience of working in a commercial/residential kitchen. Hours: 8Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>Competitive SalaryA generous annual holiday allowance, increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development, including a full training and development package. </li><li>You will be actively supported and encouraged to build on your skills and knowledge</li><li>Employee uniforms</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul>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 Krysia Morrow - <a href="mailto:Krysia.Morrow@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Krysia.Rutter@halton.gov.uk</a> or Phil Woods - <a href="mailto:Phil.Woods@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Phil.Woods@halton.gov.uk</a>. Interviews are expected to take place W/C 23/02/2026.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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Social Worker – ICART Do you have a passion for making a meaningful impact in the lives of children?Are you looking for somewhere that allows you to truly shape the life chances of children and young people?Join a team where we’re always looking ahead — a place that’s deeply committed to continuous learning, growth, and career progression.Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority area encompassing Widnes and Runcorn, 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.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 ICART team is the first point of contact for the public and professionals who have concerns about a child. ICART is a multi-agency team made up of social workers, early help family workers, education, health and police. ICART triages information gathered to determine next steps, this will include identifying immediate risk and ensuring consent has been gained from the parents / carers when professionals refer or dispense with if necessary when a safeguarding matter arises.Hours: 37Your Contributions:As an ICART Social Worker you will undertake screening checks with parents / carers / child / young person, police, health, education and other partner agencies to enable the manager to make a decision about next steps.This role is based in our office in Widnes with some travel across the Borough.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>We have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.We are committed to supporting our Social Workers and Managers to achieve their aspirations too. Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development as an advanced practitioner, or future leader.We have a stable and experienced Senior Leadership Team, who lead from the front. The Head of Service, Service Manager and Team Manager are well established staff members in Halton, who are supportive and nurturing.You will receive bespoke support from the Social Work Academy who are integral in supporting this team in our improvement journey, providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues in this service area.The Market Supplement applicable to the advertised role is as follows: For salaries of HBC 7 and HBC8 - £2,710 per annumMarket Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.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 Catherine Cosgrove on 0151 5117490.Interview dates are 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Social Worker - ICART 

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:We are seeking to recruit a Registered Manager for Oakmeadow Community Support Centre. In this role, you will lead and support the service team to deliver high-quality care and support. You will be one of six Registered Managers within the division and will work as part of a supportive and collaborative management team.Hours: 37 per week Monday – Friday. (you will also be part of an out of hours managers rota for which an additional payment is made (approx. 1 week in 6).Your Contributions:Oakmeadow provides support to adults who require a period of rehabilitation to enable them to return home. The service also supports individuals on a short-term, transitional basis.As the Registered Manager, you will be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe, effective, and fully compliant with all regulatory requirements.You will have overall responsibility for managing the staff team, including recruitment, supervision, support, development, and performance management. You will provide strong leadership, fostering a positive culture and high standards of care.You will develop effective partnerships with people who use the service and their families or loved ones, ensuring their views and experiences influence how the service operates. You will have robust processes in place to ensure the service is truly person-centred and responsive to individual needs.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 Karen Graham, Head of service on 0151 511 7439 or by email: <a href="mailto:karen.graham@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">karen.graham@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place in February 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Registered Manager - Oakmeadow

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:We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Facility Manager to join our team at Halton Leisure Centre. This role will support the Facility Manager to ensure a safe and friendly service is provided to all customers. This includes staff supervision, health and safety, customer care and security. More specific responsibilities include:<ul><li>Ensure pool user safety through vigilant supervision, administering first aid, pool rescues, and resuscitation as needed.</li><li>Follow Health and Safety procedures, conduct pool water and equipment safety tests, and perform cleaning duties.</li><li>Oversee user activities to prevent injury, misuse, or damage, and maintain a professional, friendly customer approach.</li><li>Set up and dismantle equipment for activities, ensuring facilities and equipment are cleaned, maintained, and reported for repairs.</li><li>Support the Facility Manager with operations, including stock receipt, plant maintenance, staff monitoring, and emergency plan activation.</li></ul>Hours:Hours of work will consist of any 5 of 7 days to meet the business needs. The rolling 3 weekly rota will include the shift patterns below:Morning: 05:45am – 14:15pm Afternoon: 14:00pm – 22:15pm Saturday/Sunday: 07:30am – 16:45pm Your Contributions:For this role, it is essential that you have the following qualification - National Pool Lifeguard Qualification. It is desirable that you also hold a Pool Plant Operators Certificate.In addition you will have:<ul><li>Worked as a lifeguard in a public leisure facility.</li><li>Comprehensive knowledge of Health and Safety policies, including Risk Assessments, NOPs, EAPs, COSHH, Pool Plant, and operational procedures.</li><li>Demonstrated understanding of excellent customer care practices.</li><li>Familiar with leisure centre rules, regulations, and bylaws.</li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li> Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul> 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 Chris Jones – <a href="mailto:chris.jones@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">chris.jones@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place on W/C 9th February 2026. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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Assistant Facility Manager

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:We are seeking to recruit a Principal Manager to lead our Care Homes and Reablement Division.The postholder will provide strategic and operational leadership to a well-established team of six Registered Managers across our nursing and residential care homes, bed-based reablement service, and community-based reablement service.The team is experienced, stable, and works collaboratively to deliver high-quality, person-centred care and support.The Principal Manager will report directly to the Head of Service and will play a key role in driving quality, performance, and continuous improvement across the division.Your Contributions:Your role will be to spend time in services supporting managers to ensure they have systems and processes in place to evidence that the services are compliant with all regulatory activities.You will lead the team and provide effective leadership and support.You will produced reports with managers detailing key activity in relation to falls, safeguarding, pressure trauma, admissions and discharges. You will be supported to work collaboratively with managers and colleagues from our policy and practice team to produce/ update policies and procedures. We will support managers with complexed complaints and staffing concerns.You will work collaboratively with colleagues across adult social care to ensure the best outcomes for the people who use ours services, their families and our staff.The service has an ambitious budget recovery plan, so you will need to support managers to meet agreed actions contained in these. With this in mind you will have budget management and recovery experience. Hours: 37 hours per week working Monday - Friday 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 • 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: Karen Graham, Head of service on 0151 511 7439 or by email: <a href="mailto:karen.graham@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">karen.graham@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place on 10th February at DCBL Stadium, lower house lane Widnes WA8 7DZ7At 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Principle Manager

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 Come and join the Mental Health Social Work/AMHP Team- Runcorn/Widnes and Older Person’s CMHT in Halton. We are a small local authority which does not take long to travel across the borough. Halton is close to motorway networks including the M6, M62, M56 etc. We have a base in Vine Street resource centre- Widnes and The Brooker Centre- Runcorn- this offers flexibility to the team. Halton Borough Council also provide a generous essential car user allowance and a flexible working week. You can receive up to 34 days annual leave per annum (Plus bank holidays) and access to HBC’s lease Car, Bike Schemes, and free parking throughout your places of work. Bridge fees will also be paid in line with council business. Please note you must be a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional to apply for this roleHours: 37 per weekYour Contributions:The Mental Health social work team works with adults, who meet the criteria in line with the Care Act and require support in relation to their mental health. We work closely with our Mental Health Trust colleagues to provide a responsive, holistic and recovery focussed response to adults with complex mental health needs.We are a well-established and stable team with supportive management. The managers in the team are experienced AMHP’s who will offer support and guidance. Our team has a mixture of experienced practitioners all willing to support new members to the team. We are a friendly and welcoming team. We are looking for qualified Approved Mental Health Professionals. HBC 9, Spinal Points 32-35- £42,839-£46,142 Approved Mental Health Professional (Pay award pending). Social, Workers will also receive in addition to their salary a £4,000 Market Supplement (pro rata) PLUS AMHP’s will also attract an additional £2000 per annum market supplement. PLUS Essential Car User allowance. You must be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England, and a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional in order to perform the statutory duties of an AMHP for Halton Borough Council. As an Approved Mental Health Professional we also offer an additional £2,000 per year allowance and Essential Car user. The day time AMHP service includes the working hours between 9am- 5pm Monday- Friday. Relevant training is also provided to ensure professional development, access to support/advice, regular AMHP supervision with the AMHP Lead and monthly AMHP forums- where there will be cake! Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li><li>Essential car user allowance </li><li>Market supplement of up to £6k per annum</li></ul>Next Steps:For an informal discussion about this post, please contact (Steve Westhead/Maria Stracey) <a href="mailto:steve.westhead@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">steve.westhead@halton.gov.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:Maria.stracey@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Maria.stracey@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will be held in February 2026. As we have multiple posts to fill recruitment for these posts will be ongoing so please complete your application as soon as possible and if successful one of the team will be in touch to arrange an interview.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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>





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Social Worker- Approved Mental Health Professional  

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:Complex Care Widnes works with adults aged 18 and over. The needs of people with lived experience are diverse and may cover learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities (including neurological conditions and acquired brain Injuries) and older people. The team is made of a Principal Manager, Practice Manager, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers and Community Care WorkersThe focus across the teams’ processes is to apply strengths-based approaches in the course of assessment/reassessment of needs. An emphasis is placed on signposting and use of informal networks ahead of commissioning care packages.You must be a qualified Social Worker who is registered to practice with Social Work England, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing professional development. In Halton, the post will provide you with the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in Social Work. And be part of the development of partnership working with health colleagues to enhance the experience of adults who use adult social care services.You must have knowledge of Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, Court work, completing Risk Assessments as well as experience of working closely with a range of services, stakeholders and professionals. Our post a carries an essential car user role, and you will need to hold a current full driving license and have access to a vehicle.Hours: 35 per weekOur Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>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</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul>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: Kym Lawson – Principal Manger of Complex Care Widnes on 0151 511 8423Interviews will take place on 30/01/2026At 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!<ul></ul>

Social Worker - Complex Care Widnes

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Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable adults in our community&nbsp;to enhance their&nbsp;lives?&nbsp;&nbsp;
Do you have the skills and experience to deliver high-quality care,&nbsp;enabling&nbsp;people to develop and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;their independence&nbsp;and&nbsp;wellbeing?&nbsp;
If so,&nbsp;this might be the role for you. As a Health and Social Care Worker, you will have a varied and rewarding role making a real difference to people’s lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support adults across Knowsley, you will be part of a friendly team where training and ongoing support is provided.&nbsp;
We are seeking people willing to work a varied shift pattern including days, evenings, bank&nbsp;holidays&nbsp;and weekends.&nbsp;The post is subject to enhanced hours and sleep in payments as&nbsp;appropriate for&nbsp;shift patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We are also seeking people who want to consistently work&nbsp;waking&nbsp;nights only each week.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Please note that&nbsp;due to resourcing requirements,&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;not currently&nbsp;recruiting people who are only able to&nbsp;work days&nbsp;in this role.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our&nbsp;focus is provision for people with complex needs including learning disabilities, autism, mental health&nbsp;needs&nbsp;and physical disabilities. The service is delivered in a range of settings including supported living,&nbsp;respite&nbsp;and day services.&nbsp;
You&nbsp;will provide&nbsp;person centred and bespoke care and support,&nbsp;assisting&nbsp;people to engage in opportunities that are meaningful to them.&nbsp;The role does&nbsp;include providing dignified personal care.&nbsp;
You will&nbsp;be required&nbsp;to work flexibly&nbsp;and in some part of the service you will&nbsp;be required&nbsp;to lone work.&nbsp;
As part of the recruitment process we will collate preferences&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;where&nbsp;in the borough&nbsp;you would prefer to&nbsp;work.&nbsp;&nbsp;
However,&nbsp;we&nbsp;may not be able to accommodate all preferences. Plus,&nbsp;according to operational need,&nbsp;and&nbsp;with reasonable notice,&nbsp;we may at times&nbsp;ask that you work in alternative&nbsp;Together We Care&nbsp;locations&nbsp;within&nbsp;the borough.&nbsp;On&nbsp;some&nbsp;occasions, if it is unavoidable that we&nbsp;have to&nbsp;move your working location at&nbsp;short notice, we will aim for the change to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a reasonable distance&nbsp;from&nbsp;the original working location,&nbsp;if possible.&nbsp;
An enhanced DBS check will also be undertaken.&nbsp;
Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. &nbsp;
​We are an Accredited employer under the <a href="https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/fair-employment-charter" target="_blank">Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter</a>, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace. &nbsp;
We welcome applications from&nbsp;local residents&nbsp;and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.&nbsp;
See the benefits of working for&nbsp;Knowsley MBC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/yes" target="_blank">https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/yes</a>.&nbsp;
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.&nbsp;
At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact  Operations Manager,&nbsp; Lisa Daley at <a href="mailto:lisa.daley@knowsley.gov.uk" target="_blank">lisa.daley@knowsley.gov.uk</a>  / 07824 372293&nbsp;
Previous&nbsp;applicants need not apply&nbsp;
If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.&nbsp;
Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted&nbsp;
If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.
Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted

Knowsley Council

Health and Social Care Worker - Together We Care - Full Time and Part Time roles available

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:Halton Direct Link has transformed the delivery of the Council's services by making the services more accessible to the residents of Halton. The two One Stop Shops provide access to the service face to face and the Contact Centre has improved access via the telephone.We are currently recruiting 1 part time member of staff to join our friendly customer services team here at Halton Direct Link. As a One Stop Shop Officer, you will deliver a range of council services to our customers. Hours: 20 hours: Wednesday 11.30 – 4.30, Thursday 9.00 – 5.00, Friday 9.00 – 5.00Your Contributions:You will be responsible in supporting the day-to-day running of the shop which will include a variation of tasks such as admin duties, reception duties and customer service. You will have experience of dealing with customers in a face-to-face capacity or over the telephone, have excellent customer service skills together with the ability to quickly recognise and deal with customer needs. Ideally you will be experienced in the delivery of one or more of the councils services and be used to working in a team environment although not essential for the right candidate. Applicants for the post should be computer literate, have excellent keyboard skills, and have an understanding of Microsoft Office tools.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul>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 Sarah Ellis-Halliwell (<a href="mailto:sarah.ellison@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">sarah.ellis@halton.gov.uk</a>) Interviews will take place on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th February.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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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One Stop Shop Officer

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 Records Management Unit - RMU was set up in 2014 and is located on Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, and shares the site with the Open Spaces Services Division. The RMU was created to help manage the Authority’s records in a secure, legally compliant, and economically efficient way. It supports the Authorties Property Management Strategy by freeing up office space and encourages business change throughout all council departments by promoting the move away from paper to electronic records creation, conversion, and storage. This can be a physically demanding position involving manual handling of heavy items and movement up and down stairs. Hours: 37 per weekYour Contributions:<ul><li>To maintain manual and computerised filing systems to enable up to date and accurate information to be retained and retrieved</li><li>Respond to telephone/email enquiries and take messages as appropriate</li><li>Order, receive and issue stationery, IT equipment and services as requested and maintain appropriate records</li><li>Ensure parcel deliveries are receipted by the appropriate department</li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul> 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 Sue Hobbs - <a href="mailto:sue.hobbs@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">sue.hobbs@halton.gov.uk</a> Interviews will take place on w/c 26th January. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Clerical Officer

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 CCTV Operator is an essential part of Halton’s Community Safety team responsible for the continuous monitoring of public spaces via the Council’s Control Room. Working closely with the CCTV Supervisor and CCTV Manager, you will play a direct role in protecting public areas, deterring crime, and supporting the police and other emergency services. By responding swiftly to incidents, directing resources, and assisting in identifying offenders, you will help to reduce anti-social behaviour and enhance public safety, giving peace of mind to Halton’s residents. This role requires a vigilant, proactive, and dedicated individual who is ready to make a real difference in the community. As a first point of contact for a range of incidents, you will be central to creating a safer environment for our residents, businesses and visitors. Hours: 24 per week Rota Basis Your Contributions: As a CCTV Operator, you will:<ul><li>Monitor the Council’s CCTV systems</li><li>Respond to both emergency and non-emergency calls</li><li>Work alongside Cheshire Police to ensure timely, effective responses to incidents. </li><li>Maintain accurate records and incident logs, ensuring compliance with appropriate legislation, policies and operating procedures.</li></ul> Our Offer: Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>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</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme. </li></ul>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 Rob Moore - <a href="mailto:rob.moore@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">rob.moore@halton.gov.uk</a> 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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CCTV Monitoring Operative 

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 CCTV Operator is an essential part of Halton’s Community Safety team responsible for the continuous monitoring of public spaces via the Council’s Control Room. Working closely with the CCTV Supervisor and CCTV Manager, you will play a direct role in protecting public areas, deterring crime, and supporting the police and other emergency services. By responding swiftly to incidents, directing resources, and assisting in identifying offenders, you will help to reduce anti-social behaviour and enhance public safety, giving peace of mind to Halton’s residents.This role requires a vigilant, proactive, and dedicated individual who is ready to make a real difference in the community. As a first point of contact for a range of incidents, you will be central to creating a safer environment for our residents, businesses and visitors. Hours: 32 per week Rota Basis Your Contributions:As a CCTV Operator, you will:<ul><li>Monitor the Council’s CCTV systems</li><li>Respond to both emergency and non-emergency calls</li><li>Work alongside Cheshire Police to ensure timely, effective responses to incidents. </li><li>Maintain accurate records and incident logs, ensuring compliance with appropriate legislation, policies and operating procedures. </li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>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</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul> 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 Rob Moore - <a href="mailto:rob.moore@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">rob.moore@halton.gov.uk</a> 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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CCTV Monitoring Operative

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:Are you a passionate and experienced leader committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people? We are seeking a Deputy Headteacher for Safeguarding and Inclusion to join our Virtual School team and lead on safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing for children in care and other vulnerable cohorts.Why Join Us?A unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable learners.A supportive and forward-thinking team with a shared commitment to equity and inclusion.Opportunities for professional development and cross-sector collaboration.Flexible working arrangements and a focus on staff wellbeing.Your Contributions:As Deputy Head for Safeguarding and Inclusion, you will play a critical role in ensuring that all children supported by the Virtual School—particularly those in care, previously in care, or with a social worker—receive the support they need to thrive in education. You will lead on inclusive practice and multi-agency collaboration to remove barriers to learning and promote positive outcomes.Key Responsibilities:Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the Virtual School.Lead on inclusion, SEND, and wellbeing strategies across a dispersed cohort of learners.Work closely with social care, education providers, health services, and families to coordinate support.Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions and ensure statutory responsibilities are met.Provide training, guidance, and challenge to schools and settings to improve inclusive practice.Contribute to the strategic leadership of the Virtual School and support the Headteacher in driving improvement.What We’re Looking For:Significant experience in safeguarding, inclusion, and working with vulnerable children.Strong understanding of the Virtual School remit, including the needs of children in care and those with a social worker.Excellent leadership, communication, and partnership-building skills.A commitment to trauma-informed, inclusive, and child-centred practice.Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is desirable, however senior leadership experience in education or children’s services is essential.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>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</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme. </li></ul>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 (Joanne Dunning, <a href="mailto:joanne.dunning@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">joanne.dunning@halton.gov.uk</a>)Interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd February 2026, Closing date 25th January 2026At 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Deputy Head Inclusion & Safeguarding

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:Based within the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit you will work closely with the Information Governance Team and Data Protection Officer ICT Services to ensure that information to be released to requestors in relation to children will not place the Council at risk of data breaches, by risk assessing and reviewing data as required prior to its release.Your Contributions:As the Children's Social Care Information Management Officer, you will be responsible for handling access to Children’s Social Care records, including the right of access, the right to rectification and the right to erasure/be forgotten. You will also support the response to Freedom of Information requests submitted to Children’s Social Care.As well as this, you will ensure services users are supported when accessing their records; and signposted to additional appropriate support if required.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>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</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme. </li></ul>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 Susanne Leece on 0151 511 7269 / <a href="mailto:Susanne.leece@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Susanne.leece@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place on 22 January 2026.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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Children's Social Care Information Manager

Are you looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and young people?Our team at Inglefield are currently looking for 2 compassionate, dedicated individuals to join our team as Residential Childcare Worker. If you would like to support, nurture, and empower children in care to reach their full potential — this could be the role for you! 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.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:Inglefield is a small, welcoming residential home based in Runcorn, offering short breaks and long-term residential support for children and young people aged 4 to 18. We provide care within a warm, family-centred environment where every young person is valued and supported.We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality care in a fun, relaxed, and nurturing setting. Our home is full of character and warmth, creating the ideal space for children and young people to feel safe, thrive, and reach their full potential.Your Contributions:We’re looking for someone who is caring, energetic, and child-focused to join our team at Inglefield!Ideally, you’ll have some experience working with children and young people — especially those with disabilities, additional health needs, or behaviours that can sometimes be challenging. If you’re patient, supportive, and genuinely enjoy spending time with young people, you could be a great fit for our team.No two days are the same, and in this role your personality, hobbies, and creativity really matter. Whether you love baking, football, arts and crafts, gaming, or just going for a walk — your interests can help bring joy, comfort, and new experiences to the children and young people we support.Key duties include:<ul><li>Providing a key worker role, in accordance with the child/young person’s care plan</li><li>Involvements in informal group work with the children, young people and their families</li><li>Planning, preparation, delivery and participation in activities for children/young people to include education and leisure interests</li><li>Providing reports, recording events and contributing to the maintenance of case files</li><li>Involvement in domestic chores – including washing, preparation of meals, shopping and cleaning</li><li>Personal Care</li></ul>Hours: 17 per week and 20 per week - 3 week rota, planned in advance. Every other weekend off. Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Free Meal offered when on shift</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>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 Phil Woods – <a href="mailto:Phil.Woods@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Phil.Woods@halton.gov.uk</a>.Interviews are expected take place January 2026. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!Please note: on occasion in residential care there is a need to only accept applicants from a particular protected characteristic. As per the exceptions under the Equality Act 2010 there is an occupational requirement for this role to be fulfilled by someone aged 21 years or over. The reason being that we are legally required to ensure that anyone appointed is at least 3 years older than our oldest resident. Therefore, we will only be able to progress applications from candidates aged 22 years or over. Details of the exception referred to can be found here Equality Act 2010 (legislation.gov.uk).





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Residential Childcare Worker

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How to Apply
Please complete the application form online via:
<a href="https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/7f8a8c9c-4616-4a75-a384-d3e0d85c4d6c" target="_blank">https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/7f8a8c9c-4616-4a75-a384-…</a>
or send an email for the attention of our Head, Annette - to <a href="mailto:Head@haltonlodgeps.org.uk" target="_blank">Head@haltonlodgeps.org.uk</a>
Closing date: 16th January 2026
Attendance Officer – Halton Lodge Nursery &amp; Primary School Contract: Part-time, Term time only, Permant role Grade: 4 SCP 4-6 Hours: 20 hours per week Actual salary: £11,460 - £12,092 Start Date: ASAP
Halton Lodge Nursery &amp; Primary School is looking for a highly organised, proactive, and caring Attendance Officer to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives by supporting excellent school attendance and fostering strong relationships with families.
About the Role
As our Attendance Officer, you will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and promoting pupil attendance across the school. You will work closely with staff, pupils, parents, and external agencies to ensure all children attend regularly and are supported to overcome any barriers to learning.
Key Responsibilities
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<li>Maintain accurate daily attendance records using our school systems.</li>
<li>Monitor pupil attendance and punctuality, identifying patterns and concerns.</li>
<li>Contact parents and carers regarding absence, including first-day calling.</li>
<li>Work with families to promote good attendance and provide support where needed.</li>
<li>Produce attendance reports for senior leaders and governors.</li>
<li>Liaise with external agencies, including Education Welfare Services.</li>
<li>Support attendance-related initiatives and whole-school strategies.</li>
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We Are Looking For Someone Who:
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<li>Is highly organised, efficient, and able to work independently.</li>
<li>Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li>
<li>Is confident in using data and school information systems (training provided if needed).</li>
<li>Is approachable, calm, and able to build positive relationships with families.</li>
<li>Has experience in a school or administrative role (desirable but not essential).</li>
<li>Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.</li>
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How to Apply
Please complete the application form online via link:
<a href="https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/7f8a8c9c-4616-4a75-a384-d3e0d85c4d6c" target="_blank">https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/7f8a8c9c-4616-4a75-a384-…</a>
or send an email for the attention of our Head, Annette - to <a href="mailto:Head@haltonlodgeps.org.uk" target="_blank">Head@haltonlodgeps.org.uk</a>
For further information regarding this role, please contact <a href="mailto:office@haltonlodgeps.org.uk" target="_blank">office@haltonlodgeps.org.uk</a>.
Halton Lodge Nursery &amp; Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Weaver Trust

Attendance Officer

Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children in care?We are interested in hearing from dedicated Social Workers who would like to join our Children in Care Team.Our Team:The team is responsible for ensuring that all Children in Care and Care Leavers are supported to achieve positive outcomes and support them in planning to build their lives as young adults ready to leave care and live independently.Your Contributions:As a social worker in the team you will be responsible for care planning for children in care aged predominantly 16 and 17 years of age ensuring they are safe, happy and achieving their aspirations and goals. You will work closely with our partner agencies to deliver high quality care and support to our children and young people.The team works closely alongside the care leaving service with the Personal Advisors, Independent reviewing managers and outreach workers.The team specialises in conducting brief enquiries and age assessments where necessary for those children seeking asylum and age assessment training so experience within this area is desirable not essential, as age assessment training is provided to all social workers within the team.The team focus on those older adolescent children who need specific support in preparing them for independence when they turn 18 years of age and transfer from a Social Worker to a Personal Advisor.Young people transfer from frontline teams at the point of a permanency plan being agreed either within court or via section 20 Southwark judgement for homeless 16/17 year olds alongside unaccompanied asylum seeking children and transferring from within the service from the Children in Care wider team already with a plan of permanency.Hours: 37Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Car leasing schemes</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>A relevant market supplement amount is included in the advertised salary for each grade as follows:Grade HBC7 - £2,710 Grade HBC8 - £2,710Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.Next Steps:Here at Halton we are committed to supporting Social Workers to achieve their aspirations and you will have real opportunities for further promotion and training, as the Council is keen to develop advanced practitioners and also future leaders.Halton offer a nurturing ASYE programme for newly qualified workers through our Social Work Academy. This includes a protected caseload, dedicated time for study, a tailored training package and additional reflective supervisions. You will be allocated an ASYE assessor who works alongside you and your line manager to ensure you are supported throughout your first year in practice and beyond.For experienced workers we offer the opportunity for progression and continued professional development which includes a focus on your development including opportunities to become a practice educator, work with our local universities on delivering course material to student and progression to advanced practitioner. We have strong links to our local Universities and we offer specialist training and membership of Research in Practice. We aim to support you throughout your career whether you want to progress through a specialism, management pathways or teaching.To apply for this post you must be a qualified social worker ideally with post qualifying experience within a statutory children’s social care setting, along with knowledge and understanding of working with children in care and care leavers and our key partners as a corporate parent. Full Social Work Qualification is required. In addition, this post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure, a UK driving license and access to a vehicle is required and Social Work England Registration.For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Emma Wright - <a href="mailto:Emma.Wright@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Emma.Wright@halton.gov.uk</a>.Applications will be continuously reviewed and applicants invited to interview on an adhoc basis. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Social Worker - Children in Care and Care Leavers 16+ 

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 Reablement service provides short term care and support to adults within their own homes within the Halton area. The team focuses on service users strengths to enable them to stay independent and improve their wellbeing. Our team aims to build service users confidence after a stay in hospital, illness or deterioration in their health; preventing re-admission to hospital or a premature move to a care home.The Reablement Service operates 365 days per year. Our care and support worker shift patterns are across a two week rota, working every other weekend. All posts include a mixture of early and late shifts. Early shifts commence at 7.30am and Late shifts finish at 9pm or 11pm.Enhancements are paid for weekends and unsocial hours. You will receive a car allowance payment monthly in addition to your business mileage. Your Contributions:The Reablement team is looking for caring, hardworking, compassionate and innovative individuals who can ensure that service users care and support plans are provided to a high standard, empowering service users and promoting their independence. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will develop and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals including our therapy and social work teams. Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to effectively communicate with and listen to others. You will also be competent in accurately maintain clear and concise written records and producing reports.Various hours available to be discussed at interview.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 26 days per year + bank holiday entitlement, 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 • 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 Hayley Grimes, <a href="mailto:hayley.grimes@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">hayley.grimes@halton.gov.uk</a>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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!





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Care and Support Worker - Reablement

Do you have a caring nature and a passion for making a real difference in people’s lives?We’re looking for dedicated Care Assistants to join our friendly teams across Widnes and Runcorn.With shifts available across 7 days (including weekends and bank holidays), you’ll be part of a service that truly puts people at the heart of everything we do.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:As a Care Assistant, you will help create a safe, supportive, and homely environment for our residents – many of whom live with complex health needs or dementia.Our care homes include:<ul><li>Millbrow (Widnes) – 44-bed nursing home (general &amp; dementia care)</li><li>St Patrick’s (Widnes) – 40-bed nursing home (dementia care)</li><li>St Luke’s (Runcorn) – 56-bed nursing home (dementia care)</li><li>Madeline McKenna (Widnes) – 23-bed residential home</li><li>Oakmeadow (Widnes) – 29-bed reablement service</li></ul>You will not only provide day-to-day personal care but also build meaningful relationships with residents and their families – ensuring care is always personalised and dignified.Your Contributions:<ul><li>Experienced in providing person-centred care in line with individual care plans, including addressing personal care needs and encouraging physical support.</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled in maintaining verbal and written records and effectively communicating with service users and colleagues.</li><li>Proficient in spoken English with the flexibility to work varied hours and cover shifts as needed.</li></ul><ul><li>Strong team player committed to collaborative work within a care setting</li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Car leasing schemes</li></ul>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 Karen Graham (Principal Manager) on 0151 511 7439At 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.<ul></ul>

Care Assistant(s) - Days & Nights

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:Are you somebody who can create a safe and supportive environment for residents with a range of complex health conditions? Then this could be just the role for you!We are currently recruiting for Registered Nurse's for our Care Homes:<ul><li>Millbrow is a 44 bedded nursing home situated in Widnes</li><li>St Patricks is a 40 bedded nursing home situated in Widnes</li><li>St Lukes is a 56 bedded nursing home situation in Runcorn</li></ul> We have a number of roles available with shifts from 22 hours to 36.56 hoursThis role also attracts a 9.16% pay allowance with an additional 10% allowance for night nurses working 19.45 - 08.00. We recognise that it takes an individual with inspirational passion and a kind nature to make a difference to the lives of others and our Care Homes will give you the opportunity to get to know the residents and their families and help ensure that truly personalised care is delivered.You will supervise, mentor and develop a team of care workers and provide the highest standards as well as having the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team. Your Contributions: <ul><li>Registered Nurse with the NMC</li><li>Experience in a care home/clinical environment</li><li>Supervision of care and support staff</li><li>Maintain clinical care standards</li><li>Diploma in Nursing or related subject</li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Car leasing schemes</li></ul>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 Karen Graham, Principal Manager - Adult Services contact details: <a href="mailto:Karen.Graham@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Karen.Graham@halton.gov.uk</a>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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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<ul></ul>

Registered Nurse(s) - Days & Nights 

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 Legal Services Directorate at Halton Borough Council is a dedicated team providing expert legal, corporate, and constitutional advice to protect the Council’s interests. They handle a wide range of matters, from prosecutions and disputes to planning and property work, supporting all areas of the Council’s operations. The role will involve carrying out conveyancing and land related tasks of a more complex nature on behalf of the Council.Hours: 37 per weekYour Contributions:Are you experienced in commercial conveyancing and able to manage a busy caseload with minimal supervision, while remaining sensitive to corporate and departmental priorities. You will be a team player with a flexible, imaginative approach, maintaining client focus and confidentiality at all times. You will be either a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), a Licensed Conveyancer, a Graduate Member of CILEx, or hold a Law Degree or suitable equivalent.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul> 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 Elizabeth Wilson-Lagan - Head of Legal Services, <a href="mailto:Liz.Wilso-Lagan@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Liz.Wilson-Lagan@halton.gov.uk</a> , 0151 511 6535 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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Principal Conveyancing Officer

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 Legal team at Halton Borough Council plays a vital role in supporting the Authority by delivering high-quality, timely, and business-focused legal and procedural advice. In this role, you will work closely with our Social Care and Education teams, providing expert legal services as directed by the appropriate Group Solicitor. The team is committed to delivering advice in a cost-effective and efficient manner, ensuring best value for the Council while helping to meet the complex and evolving needs of the community.Hours: 37 hours per weekYour Contributions:Do you have extensive experience of Childcare Law and practice, including advocacy experience. Ideally you will have experience of working in local government or in private practice and will be a qualified lawyer. We are looking for a highly organised person that possess excellent IT and communication skills, with an ability to work flexibly as part of the team and also individuallyYou will have excellent communication, organisational, and negotiation skills and be able to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. You should also demonstrate a genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and supporting families in achieving stability and independence.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>Essential Car User Allowance - £1,000 per annum</li><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul>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 Jayne Doran Group Solicitor – 0151 511 5189At 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a> 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!





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Lawyer - Children's Services

Are you ready to make a real impact? Join us in making a difference!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.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’. Why join us?<ul><li>Be part of a transformation: This is more than just a job—it's a chance to be a key player in turning our services around. Your skills, insights, and energy will be crucial in driving the change we need.</li><li>Investment in services: We recognise that in order for good Social Work practice to flourish, our offer of services needs to improve. As a Local Authority, we are already committed to developing our contextual safeguarding service, edge of care, and family network coordinators, to name just a few.</li><li>Supportive environment: We understand the complexities and demands of Social Work. We offer a supportive, collaborative environment where you will have the opportunity to work alongside many of the great Social Workers and managers within our service. Our managers support a small number of Social Workers to ensure that they can provide the required and appropriate level of support.</li><li>Professional development: We are committed to investing in our team with continuous training and development opportunities to enhance your skills and career</li></ul>Hours: 37Your Contributions:<ul><li>Passion and resilience: We’re looking for individuals who are not just looking for a job, but are passionate about making a positive difference and committed to transforming our service.</li><li>Strong ethical foundation: A deep commitment to ethical practice and a compassionate approach are essential as we work to rebuild trust and deliver high-quality support to those in need.</li><li>Commitment to continuous improvement: Continuous improvement is one of our core values in Halton. Whether we are inadequate or outstanding, we believe that improvement should never stop, so we are seeking Social Workers who are aligned with this.</li></ul>Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>A relevant market supplement amount is included in the advertised salary for each grade as follows:<ul><li>Grade HBC7 - £2,710</li><li>Grade HBC8 - £2,710</li><li>Grade HBC9 - £3,710</li></ul>Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.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 Jill Evans (0151 511 8047), Sarah Daly (0151 511 7575) or Alicia Lambley (0151 511 6252).This is a rolling advert, therefore applications will be continuously reviewed and applicants invited to interview before the advertised end date. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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! 





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Social Worker - Children in Need

Social Worker – DATDo you have a passion for making a meaningful impact in the lives of children?Are you looking for somewhere that allows you to truly shape the life chances of children and young people?We are looking to recruit experienced Social Workers to support us on our improvement journey. Join a team where we’re always looking ahead — a place that’s deeply committed to continuous learning, growth, and career progression.Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority area encompassing Widnes and Runcorn, 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.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 Duty and Assessment Team are a dedicated and impactful team, who are at the heart of positive change — working directly with children, families, and partner agencies to ensure every child’s needs are met swiftly and effectively. With a strong focus on collaboration and timely support, this is a team where your work truly makes a difference.Hours: 37Your Contributions:As a Social Worker within our Duty and Assessment Team, you will identify and assess levels of risk and need, and deliver protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need of support and or looked after. If the child/young person requires longer term support you will assist in ensuring that they are allocated to a social worker in our Child in Need team. This role is based in our office in Widnes with some travel across the Borough.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>We have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.We are committed to supporting our Social Workers and Managers to achieve their aspirations too. Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development as an advanced practitioner, or future leader.We have a stable and experienced Senior Leadership Team, who lead from the front. The Head of Service, Service Manager and Team Manager are well established staff members in Halton, who are supportive and nurturing.You will receive bespoke support from the Social Work Academy who are integral in supporting this team in our improvement journey, providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues in this service area.The Market Supplement applicable to the advertised role is as follows: For salaries of HBC 7 and HBC8 - £2,710 per annumFor salaries of HBC 9 - £3,710 per annumMarket Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.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 Lisa Riley on <a href="mailto:lisa.riley@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">lisa.riley@halton.gov.uk</a>.We are actively reviewing applications throughout the duration of this advert and keen to invite shortlisted candidates for interview asap. Therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application as soon as possible and enjoy the many benefits of working for Halton Borough Council. 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 – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>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!<ul></ul>

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