Personal Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to support the Executive Director of Adult Services in Halton Borough Council. We are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant who enjoys working in a varied and busy environment and has previous office experience.

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:

Halton Borough Council's adult social care services have been rated as good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This rating reflects the council's strong leadership, effective prevention-based services, and person-centred care plans. The council has been commended for its enthusiastic and passionate staff, who are dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to residents.

You will be a Personal Assistant supporting the Executive Director of Adult Services and will be responsible for providing administration support for the most senior members of Halton Borough Council’s management team.

On a daily basis you will be managing diaries, arranging and minuting senior management team meetings and dealing with correspondence of a highly sensitive and confidential nature. You will ensure effective liaison is maintained between the Executive Directors, Councilors, employees, MPs, members of the public and external agencies at all levels.

Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday, flexible working

Your Contributions:

High standards of tact, discretion and personal integrity are required of the post holder as is the ability to communicate with people effectively at all levels. The post holder must be able to manage challenging situations where callers to the Council may be verbally aggressive or abusive. You must have the ability to think on your feet and be able to act on your own initiative and to organise and prioritise your work to make efficient use of the time of very senior officers of the Council.

You will be educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) including Maths and English, and ideally have a typing qualification and be proficient in Microsoft Office products.

Location: Hybrid working . Office location is Municipal Buildings Widnes but must be willing to work out of any Council premises within the borough or at home as and when necessary.

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.

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 Denise Taylor (PA to Strategic Director on 0151 511 7237)

Interviews will take place on 15th December 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!