
Handyperson
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:
The Halton Community Day Service Team is based in Bredon Runcorn. We support adults with learning disabilities across 15 sites throughout the borough, all of which require regular maintenance, health and safety oversight, and fire regulation compliance.
We are seeking a committed and proactive individual to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out routine checks and providing general upkeep of the buildings and surrounding grounds. You will also support the service by ordering cleaning supplies, managing stock rotation, and organising deliveries to our venues.
Hours: 13.5 per week on a rota basis TBC
Your Contributions:
- Experience supporting people with learning disabilities
- An awareness of risk management practices
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records
- Maintenance skills and the confidence to carry out minor repairs
- Ability to drive
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
- 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 Margaret Myler on 01515116868 or email Margaret.myler@halton.gov.uk
Interviews will take place on 19th September 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!
Salary range
- £24,796 - £25,185 per year