Administration Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Short Break Service for Children with Disabilities Team. We are looking for a full time Administration Officer who enjoys working in a varied and busy environment and has previous office experience.

You will be based at Warrington Road Children’s Centre, Widnes providing support to Early Help Family Workers and Social Workers within the Team. On occasions you may be required to cover Admin colleagues within Early Help Services.

You must have experience of note-taking and organising meetings as well as experience of undertaking a wide range of general office tasks. You should also have IT experience and be able to work to deadlines.

Ideally, you will be educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) including Maths and English, and have an awareness of maintaining confidentiality in the course of the job.

We offer an extensive benefits package including a generous leave allowance (up to 34 days), a flexible working week, free parking, car allowance, health and wellbeing initiatives and discount scheme. We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

To apply for this post you must be qualified to the level set out within the person specification and have the skills as outlined within job description

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

If you think you may be the Administration Officer we are looking for, and would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Anita Blakey, Principal Manager on Tel: 01515116647 or Lindsay Shaw, Senior Early Help Family Officer Tel: 01515115254.

Interviews are planned to be held week commencing 4th April 2024.

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

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs. Please fully complete the on-line application form.