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Working Hours:
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Location:
Halton Borough Council
Closing Date:
15/11/2026
Job Category:
Community
Directorate:
Environment and Regeneration Directorate
Department:
Community and Green Spaces
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:
Our Community Centre team consists of The Community Centres Manager, a Deputy Community Centres Manager, 4 Supervisors and between 2-3 Centre Assistants working at each Centre. Our Centre Assistants are knowledgeable, approachable, and helpful, providing a welcoming and supportive service to the community. They work collaboratively, sharing knowledge and experience, supporting one another and ensure that the centres run smoothly and effectively. Their teamwork and commitment help to create a positive environment for both staff and the people who use our facilities.
Hours:25hrs – 3 week rota
Your Contributions:
Our Team are looking to recruit 3 Centre Assistants who will be predominantly based in Widnes but must be able to travel to other sites across Halton, to provide support in the operation of Halton Community Centres, Runcorn and Widnes.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out a range of duties including; the opening and closing of the building, the preparation of hireable space as requested by the service user and providing support to maintain a clean and safe environment at all times. This role can be physically demanding at times; this includes moving and handling of equipment and furniture and cleaning of the building.
Candidates must have experience working in a customer facing role, a basic knowledge of Health & Safety and be able to demonstrate the ability to use their own initiative, occasionally working with no supervision, there is an aspect of lone working in this role.
The role is offered on rota basis 25 hours per week over days, with candidates expected to work a variety of shifts including weekends. It is important to be flexible to work across all sites.
Location: All HBC Community Centres Runcorn and Widnes, Castlefields, Ditton, Grangeway, Murdishaw and Upton
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
- Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme
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
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