Children's Social Care Information Manager

Halton Borough Council; Widnes; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking a Children's Social Care Information Management Officer to manage access to records and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. This role will involve supporting responses to Freedom of Information requests and assisting service users in accessing their records. The council offers a generous benefits package, including a local government pension scheme and extensive employee support programs. The salary range is competitive, reflecting the important work undertaken.

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Career development investments

Employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience with data protection and information governance.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage access to Children's Social Care records.
• Support responses to Freedom of Information requests.
• Assist service users in accessing their records.

Job description

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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:

Based within the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit you will work closely with the Information Governance Team and Data Protection Officer ICT Services to ensure that information to be released to requestors in relation to children will not place the Council at risk of data breaches, by risk assessing and reviewing data as required prior to its release.

Your Contributions:

As the Children's Social Care Information Management Officer, you will be responsible for handling access to Children's Social Care records, including the right of access, the right to rectification and the right to erasure/be forgotten. You will also support the response to Freedom of Information requests submitted to Children's Social Care.

As well as this, you will ensure services users are supported when accessing their records; and signposted to additional appropriate support if required.

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 Susanne Leece on 0151 511 7269 / [e-mail]

Interviews will take place on 22 January 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 - [e-mail]

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!

Salary range

• £39,152 - £41,771 per year