General Assistant - Millbrow Care Home

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’.

Join Halton Borough Council’s Care Homes as a General Assistant and help create a safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environment for our residents. In this rewarding role, you will support daily operations by maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, assisting with meal preparation and laundry tasks, and helping residents with simple personal care to promote their independence. You’ll work as part of a dedicated team committed to delivering quality care and upholding the Council’s values. If you are reliable, caring, and able to work flexibly—including weekends and additional shifts—we’d love to hear from you.

Hours: 20 hours per week. To be worked on a rota basis over 7 days

Location: Millbrow care home

Your Contributions:

You will have experience in:

• Domestic work
• Health and safety awareness
• Good communication skills
• Understanding the needs of older people
• Working weekends and bank holidays
• Working additional shifts when required
• You will be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption

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 Jayne Adamson Registered Manager [phone removed]

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 – [email removed]

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!