Recruitment & Resourcing Officer

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:

We are seeking a highly motivated and suitably skilled Recruitment and ResourcingOfficer to join our friendly and supportive team. The team includes a Service Manager, Team Leader and Recruitment & Resourcing Officers who are supported by a Resourcing Assistant, as well as an Agency Contracts Manager who we work closely alongside to provide guidance on the most appropriate resourcing need.

Work is underway to implement a new HR and Payroll system as we also continue to improve our recruitment processes, increase our advertising channels, and improve our employee offering. We are significantly involved in the Council’s ongoing Change management programme and continue to input into that ongoing work.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career in a supportive and team orientated environment and contribute to ensuring the Council is able to deliver against its priorities for the residents of Halton!

The roles:

Recruitment and Resourcing Officer – 37 hours (Monday to Friday)

Your Contributions:

As one of our Recruitment and Resourcing Officers, you will:

• Advise on resourcing needs including advertisements and selection methods, prepare recruitment documentation, carry out pre-appointment checks, process DBS checks, respond to queries on T&Cs of employment, and issue contracts.
• Demonstrate competency in the use of electronic document management systems.
• Be experienced working in an administrative environment, ideally Human Resources, together with knowledge, understanding and experience of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel. Experience of using electronic recruitment platforms to recruit and onboard new employees is essential.
• Have a sound understanding of pre-employment requirements and an up-to-date working knowledge of employment legislation, applicable to resourcing, recruitment, selection and issuing of employment contracts, including that of schools and Agency Worker legislation.
• Contribute to the social media recruitment strategy, including uploading and maintaining content on our social media channels.

Our Offer:

• A generous leave package of 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (Increasing after 5 years’ service)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free car parking at HBC sites
• Access to a range of discount schemes
• Access to a car leasing scheme

We are pleased to offer a hybrid working approach to this role, with the service currently offering 40% of your working week based in the office in Widnes.

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 Alysha Bibby (Team Leader) on [phone removed] or Donna Forster (Interim Head of HR Operations) on [phone removed].

Next Steps:

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 21st September 2026. A presentation and work related exercise will form part of the assessment process.

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!