Job Description

Job Introduction

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

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We are looking for an enthusiastic governance professional to join our Democratic Services team. You will join a friendly team who provide efficient and high-quality support to a number of the Council's decision making bodies and Clerk and provide legal advice at school admission appeal hearings. Hours: This is a full-time permanent post working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You will be required to work flexible hours to take account of the evening meetings you will be required to attend.

Your Contributions:

The role includes providing administrative support to meetings, providing accurate advice to senior officers and Elected Members and maintaining a good understanding of relevant sections of the Council's Constitution.You must be able to work under pressure to pre-determined deadlines and to work flexibly as attendance at meetings outside office hours is also essential. A familiarity with modern communication technology will be important for the successful candidate as you will need proficient IT skills to be able to produce agenda and minutes using Modern.gov software.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:o A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long serviceo Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributionso 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Schemeo Investment in your personal development o Free Car Parking at HBC sites o Flexible working arrangementso 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 Gill Ferguson on 0151 511 8059 or email gill.ferguson@halton.gov.uk


Interviews will take place on Monday 19 May 2025.


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


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


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


We look forward to receiving your application!