Health Trainer - Children & Young People

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 team supports individuals and families in the community to make healthier lifestyle choices and improve their health and wellbeing. We deliver workshops and interventions in schools and community settings, build strong relationships with local partners, and provide flexible, responsive support to meet the needs of the people we serve.

Your Contributions:

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, with experience of supporting individuals within local communities in a paid or voluntary capacity and good knowledge of the local area

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including high-quality customer service and telephone-based support

Knowledge and understanding of health, wellbeing and lifestyle issues, equal opportunities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs i.e. occasional working evenings and weekends when required.

The role will involve regular travel across the borough and sometimes further afield. Therefore, the post holder must have a driving licence and use of a vehicle. Where necessary, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the Equality Act

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 upon request
• 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 Louisa Mogg

Louisa.mogg@halton.gov.uk

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to join a Teams informal introduction

First round of Interviews will take place on Teams as an informal introduction to the team this will take place on Monday 23 February starting from 12nnon, (20 minute slots will be allocated). This will be followed by formal interviews in person on Friday 27th February.

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!