Jobs in St Helens

Benefiting from a vast number of programmes and projects within the local area, St Helens has quickly become one of the most creative and innovative areas to work, set up or run a business in the Northwest resulting in its ability to draw in many companies and a range of skilled and talented people with them.

A key programme for St Helens is the heavily promoted St Helens Inc initiative. The focus of this project is to position St Helens as a ‘vibrant, modern place to do business and a Northwest destination of choice.’ The project has four key sections that incorporate 4 key themes: Business base remodelling, Cultural focus, infrastructure, and marketing. The Chamber of St Helens is working in partnership with the project, and they have created the Enterprise Forum, a commercial industry focused forum with the intention of overseeing the roll out of a 5-year Local Enterprise Growth Initiative and a £22 million investment.

The project is tasked with bringing more companies into St Helens, resulting in more jobs in St Helens and therefore the economic growth of the region. Many industries should gain from the project, including the traditional manufacturing businesses, as well as the retail and service industries. With that growth, public sector jobs in St Helens are also likely to rise, with the increased requirements for doctors, hospital workers, as well as administrative clerks and school staff. The town revamp will also bring demand for labourers, construction staff, and township planning individuals. Hospitality will also bring with it a number of jobs in St Helens, as many hotels such as Ramada, Travelodge, Holiday Inn, and Premier Inn are based within the local area, as well as a wider range of local hoteliers and B&Bs.

As for the quality of life, St Helens brings an option outside the near by cities of Manchester and Liverpool. It also benefits from being a relatively safe place, with low levels of crime and a whole host of parks and recreational activities. Schools and education are above the national average within the local schools across the STEM subjects and the social services are also known to be of a high standard.

The commuting, transport and travel infrastructure are amongst the greatest in the Northwest, something St Helens local council emphasises in their marketing. St Helens has two main line railways. The M62 and M58 to the north and south and the M6 and M57 to the east and west. St Helens bus station takes individuals across the borough and Selwyns Travel also provides free-fare services. Making finding and getting to jobs in St Helens, or further afield convenient.