We Are St Helens Borough Council

St Helens Borough Council is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce. The Council is currently going through a transformational programme and digital modernisation, and we are welcoming new employees to join us on that journey.

What We Are Looking For
This is a people management position with core responsibilities to provide an efficient and effective Payroll and Pensions experience to our internal customers, new employees, and ex-employees.

We require an individual who has the ability to retrieve, assimilate, manipulate and utilise information. It is essential to have experience of working to strict deadlines and who can accurately process and calculate a variety of information according to standard procedures.

You will need to be a good communicator, have a positive outlook and recognises the importance of providing excellent customer service internally & externally. You will have a proactive, solution focused approach to tasks and be able to organise workload in order to prioritise well. You will need to be organised in this role, accurate and have good attention to detail.

What We Offer
The position is being offered Full time, 37 per week spread across 5 days.
The position is a hybrid-based role and will require you to be based at our offices in St Helens for a minimum 1 days per week out of 5 days with the remaining as home working days. Free parking is available.

Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, generous pensions, ways of working, generous holiday allowance and learning and development support.

If you would like to discuss the role we would welcome you to submit your details by emailing Payroll@sthelens.gov.uk for the attention of Jakobb.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan
Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.