Recruitment and Resourcing Assistant

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:

We are seeking a highly motivated and suitably skilled Recruitment and Resourcing Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. The team includes a Service Manager, Agency Contracts Manager, Team Leader and Recruitment & Resourcing Officers. You will report into the Agency Contract Manager but will work across the team to provide the required administrative support.

Work is underway to implement a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as we continue to improve our recruitment processes, increase our advertising channels, and improve our employee offering. We’ve been significantly involved in the Council’s ongoing Transformation Programme and continue to input into that ongoing work.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career in a supportive and team orientated environment and contribute to Reimaging Halton!

Hours: 37 (Monday to Friday)

Your Contributions:

As our Recruitment and Resourcing Assistant, you will:

• Provide advice and support in relation to recruitment and resourcing requests received to ensure an efficient service.
• Consider requests for agency workers and monitor agency placements.
• Maintain and update service structures within the HR system relating to post changes, leavers, new posts and restructures.
• Support with documentation updates, verification of pre-employment checks, and create and maintain electronic, and payroll records for new starters ensuring accurate and timely input using a range of HR systems.
• Assist with the management of the DBS processes, including renewals and re-checks, and act as a counter-signatory.
• Analyse and assess data and support with the production of reports.
• Demonstrate competency in the use of electronic document management systems.
• Be experienced working in an administrative environment, ideally Human Resources, together with knowledge, understanding and experience of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Have a basic knowledge of HR function, policy, and process, including an awareness of Agency Worker regulations and knowledge of recruitment processes.
• Be team focused with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver objectives, as well as demonstrating initiative and working independently.

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 
• Car leasing schemes

We are pleased to offer a hybrid working approach to this role, with the service currently offering 40% of your working week based in the office in Widnes.

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 Quinn (Agency Contract Manager) on 0151 511 8769, or Gemma Haining (Service Manager) on 0151 511 5016.

Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 9th April 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!