Job Introduction
Our Story:
Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three 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:
Help Shape the Future of InclusionHalton Borough Council and NHS partners are seeking a highly organised, motivated and professional Administrative Officer to support our new Experts at Hand Team, an ambitious and transformative service designed to strengthen inclusion, build capacity within mainstream settings and improve outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
As Administrative Officer, you will provide high-quality administrative and operational support to the Experts at Hand Team, helping to ensure the efficient coordination and delivery of services across education, health and care partners. You will be responsible for arranging meetings and visits, maintaining records and databases, managing communications, preparing documentation and supporting the day-to-day running of the service.
We are looking for an individual with excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment. The successful candidate will be a confident communicator, able to build positive relationships with colleagues, schools, families and partner organisations whilst maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.This is a unique opportunity to join a pioneering service at the heart of Halton's commitment to inclusion and to make a meaningful contribution to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
Hours: 37 hours per week
Your Contributions:
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting a multidisciplinary team that brings specialist expertise directly into schools, early years settings and colleges, ensuring that the right support is available at the right time.More specific responsibilities include:
• Responsibility for data entry onto service specific IT systems
• Provision of administrative support to customers of the shared service when preparing for audits and inspections
• Creation and assistance in the maintenance of manual and computerised filing systems to enable up to date and accurate information to be retained and retrieved
• Assistance in the administration of financial transactions including placing orders, goods receipting and dealing with enquiries
• Responsibility for the efficient organisation of internal, external and multi-agency meetings including arranging meetings, preparing and sending out agendas, booking rooms, attending and taking minutes of meetings, distributing minutes and following up on actions as appropriate
Our Offer:
Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• 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 Kelly Carey, Head of SEND and Inclusion, kelly.carey@halton.gov.uk or 07393 269 456
Interviews will take place on 05 November 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 – 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!
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