Job Introduction

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’.

Are you passionate about creating opportunities and shaping the future workforce? We are looking for a dedicated Apprenticeship Officer to lead and coordinate our corporate Apprenticeship Programme and other exciting access to work initiatives.

The role is a great opportunity to make a significant impact and help shape the future of our workforce. You will be responsible for promoting apprenticeships across Halton and identifying the potential opportunities for apprenticeships within the workforce.

This is a fulltime role (37 hours per week) based at DCBL Stadium in Widnes, with hybrid working available.

If you have experience of working with apprenticeships and supporting change management initiatives, alongside knowledge of the apprenticeship levy and funding we would love to hear from you!

Please refer to the Job Profile to gain a full picture of this key role within our organisation.

Apply now and be a part of our mission to create new opportunities and drive success.

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
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 Tammy Whiteman on 0151 511 3548 or email at

Interviews will take place on 24th / 25th June 2026

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 –

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!

Halton Borough Council

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