Clerical Officer

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: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 week Your Contributions:To maintain manual and computerised filing systems to enable up to date and accurate information to be retained and retrievedRespond to telephone/email enquiries and take messages as appropriateOrder, receive and issue stationery, IT equipment and services as requested and maintain appropriate recordsEnsure parcel deliveries are receipted by the appropriate department 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 serviceMembership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension SchemeInvestment in your personal development Free Car Parking at HBC sites Flexible working arrangementsExtensive 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 Sue Hobbs - [email protected] will take place TBCAt 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 – [email protected] 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!