Are you passionate about delivering library services throughout the Borough, helping others and providing excellent customer service?

We would love to hear from you!

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:

Halton Library Service is delivered through four public libraries and as an outreach service across the Borough. This is a key resource for our community, providing access to books, learning opportunities, cultural activity, and information.

Our dedicated team are seeking a reliable and customer-focused Library Outreach Courier to support our outreach services, following the exciting acquisition of an electric vehicle.

Your Contributions:

As a Library Outreach Courier, you will be responsible for safely transporting books and other library materials between branches and to home delivery customers, schools, community centers, outreach events and other locations in and around Halton, in a timely manner.

As a valued representative of the library service, you will have a friendly, professional approach - delivering not just books, but great service and support to the community. Your passion and enthusiasm will be vital for keeping the service running and helping the community stay connected to knowledge, culture, and learning.

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
• Car leasing schemes

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 Joanne Stevens - Joanne.Stevens@halton.gov.uk - 0151 511 8172.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 3rd November.

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 – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

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!