Connect2Halton

Connect2Halton is currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join the Short Break Service for Children with Disabilities Team within Halton Borough Council. We are looking to appoint a specialist Social Worker who shares our commitment to provide services that enable families of children with disabilities to have an improved quality of life within their communities. You will have a key role in assessing the needs of disabled children who have complex needs, producing a robust, person centred, Child in Need plan and supporting them to access short break services. Key Responsibilities: Undertake complex assessments for children and young people with disabilities, identifying needs and risks, and determining appropriate short break interventions. Lead and manage complex care planning for disabled children and their families, ensuring packages are tailored to individual needs and promote safety, inclusion, and positive outcomes. Coordinate and oversee joint-funded...

Inglefield Children's Centre in Runcorn are looking for Casual Residential Childcare Workers to provides high-quality short breaks and respite care for children and young people with disabilities, healthcare needs, and behaviours that challenge. We are looking for caring, resilient and committed individuals to join our team. What you will do: Provide high-quality care and support to children and young people in a safe, nurturing, and homely environment. Support with daily routines including personal care, mealtimes, activities, and outings. Work collaboratively with families, professionals, and colleagues to meet individual care plans. Promote independence, inclusion, and positive outcomes for every child. Maintain accurate records and contribute to care planning. About you: Experience of working with children or young people, ideally in a residential, SEN or social care setting. A caring, patient and empathetic approach. Ability to manage challenging behaviour...

Halton Borough Council is looking for a dedicated and compassionate temporary Personal Advisor to join our Care Leavers Team. As a Personal Advisor, you will play a vital role in supporting care-experienced young people as they transition into adulthood. Working within the framework of the Children Act 1989, Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, and Children and Social Work Act 2017, you will provide practical, emotional, and professional support to ensure young people can access the opportunities, services, and guidance they need to thrive. About the Role You will build positive, trusting relationships with care leavers, supporting them to develop the confidence and life skills needed for independent living. Working collaboratively with partner agencies, you will help implement Pathway Plans, undertake assessments, and coordinate services that promote positive outcomes in education, employment, housing, health, and wellbeing. Key Responsibilities Provide an efficient,...

Halton Borough Council is looking for an experienced and confident Lead HR Business Partner to provide leadership and direction to its HR Business Partnering team during an important period of change. This is a key leadership role within the HR function, with responsibility for supporting the HRBP team through current challenges, strengthening ways of working and ensuring managers across the Council continue to receive high-quality, pragmatic HR support. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, you will lead, coach and support the HR Business Partnering team, whilst also operating as a senior HR Business Partner to an area of the Council. This is an opportunity for an experienced HR leader who is comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level, can build trust quickly and is confident in helping teams and managers navigate change, improvement and complex employee relations matters. The Role As Lead HR Business Partner, you will provide day-to-day leadership to...

Halton Borough Council is looking for an experienced and confident Service Manager - Recruitment and Resourcing to lead its Recruitment and Resourcing Team through a period of change and development. This is a key leadership role within the HR Service Centre, with responsibility for the performance, direction and delivery of the Recruitment and Resourcing service across the Council. The successful candidate will provide strong and visible leadership to the team, bringing structure, consistency and focus to the service whilst supporting colleagues through current challenges and identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems and customer experience. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, you will work closely with senior leaders across the Council and the wider HR function, providing strategic and operational leadership across recruitment, resourcing, contingent workforce management and associated HR systems and processes. This role would suit an experienced...

Halton Borough Council is looking for an experienced and confident Lead HR Business Partner to provide leadership and direction to its HR Business Partnering team during an important period of change. This is a key leadership role within the HR function, with responsibility for supporting the HRBP team through current challenges, strengthening ways of working and ensuring managers across the Council continue to receive high-quality, pragmatic HR support. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, you will lead, coach and support the HR Business Partnering team, whilst also operating as a senior HR Business Partner to an area of the Council. This is an opportunity for an experienced HR leader who is comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level, can build trust quickly and is confident in helping teams and managers navigate change, improvement and complex employee relations matters. The Role As Lead HR Business Partner, you will provide day-to-day leadership to...

Halton Borough Council's Legal Services Directorate provides high-quality legal, corporate and constitutional advice and support across the Council and its interests. The service covers a broad range of legal work, including contentious matters such as Children's and Adults Social Care, Anti-Social Behaviour, prosecutions, licensing, contractual disputes and debt recovery, alongside non-contentious work including planning, asset management and acquisitions. As Head of Legal Services - Corporate & Compliance, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring the delivery of a consistently high-quality, client-focused legal service. You will work closely with senior colleagues, key clients and external partners, providing strategic legal advice and helping the Council identify and manage legal risk. You will also lead, support and develop the team, creating a positive culture where colleagues are motivated to perform at their best and develop their careers. A key part of the...