Thank you for your interest in working for St Helens Chamber. The following provides a brief summary about our history and some of the benefits of working at the Chamber which you may find useful.

The organisation was established in 1990 and began as the Training and Enterprise Council for St Helens, known as ‘Qualitec’. In 1995 we launched our own Business Link for the Town and early in January 1996 we merged with the local Chamber of Commerce. Since then we have undergone several further changes particularly in 2001 when the Government disbanded TECs and established the Learning and Skills Council.

In 2006 St Helens was Successful in securing Government funding for a 'Local Enterprise Growth Initiative' (LEGI). This is a 10 year strategy to increase enterprise and entrepreneurship in St Helens. St Helens Chamber was commissioned by St Helens Council to deliver a range of programmes and activities to achieve the three key aims of the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative;

1) Developing and enterprise culture and encouraging people to start new businesses.

2) Increasing growth and success of local businesses

3) Helping local people to get jobs

The Chamber is a Membership organisation with around 1100 local businesses currently enjoying Membership. We are also ranked by the British Chambers of Commerce as the best Chamber in the country for 2007.

We have 3 main operational departments – Business Services, Training Services and Enterprise Development which are supported by two other departments; Finance and Central Services. Further detail about the work of the Chamber is provided on other sections of this website.

The Chamber currently has around 140 employees and an anticipated annual turnover of around £9.4.m. It is based on the Technology Campus, just outside St Helens town centre, although we also have premises on Hardshaw Street where we have our own guidance and assessment centre known as Starting Point.

We are dedicated to developing our staff and have been recognised as an Investor in People organisation since 1995.

In addition to competitive salaries, staff also benefit from:

a group personal pension scheme to which the Chamber makes a generous contribution

life insurance cover of 3x salary

25 days annual holiday which increases to 27 days after 4 years service

encouragement to study for recognised qualifications which benefit yourself and the organisation

a modern, pleasant working environment

37 hour week – 8.30am until 5pm and 4.30pm on Fridays

Our retirement policy is for staff to retire when they reach their 65th birthday.

If you are interested in applying for a vacancy with the Chamber, please forward a copy of your CV along with a comprehensive covering letter which details why you are applying for the role and the skills you believe you have, to Louise Johnson, HR Assistant at St Helens Chamber, Technology Campus, St Helens, Merseyside. WA9 1UE.

Please provide details of your salary in your covering letter.

Some of the roles we have require staff to travel around St Helens and within the region. It is therefore essential that a full driving licence is held and that applicants have access to a vehicle for use on company business if you are applying for such a post. Details of posts which require applicants to hold a driving licence are given within each advertisement.

Many of our roles involve working with children or vulnerable adults and staff appointed to these roles are required to undergo a CRB check.

We hope the above will have answered some initial questions you may have had about working for the Chamber. If you have any further questions please contact either Louise Johnson - HR Assistant (01744 742088) or Debbie Brown - Director of Corporate Services (01744 742095).

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer

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