Deputy Registrar - fixed term/secondment opportunity for 6 months

Deputy Registrar - fixed term/secondment opportunity for 6 months

Salary: Band: 5, £26,473 - £28,239 per annum (£15,883 - £16,943 for 22.2 hours), plus contractual overtime

1 x 22.2 hours per week - fixed term/secondment opportunity for 6 months - with the possibility of being made permanent - working hours/days to be discussed at interview. Plus 48 hours per annum contractual overtime (worked on Saturdays).

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Job introduction

We are looking for a Deputy Registrar. This is a part time, fixed term role (22.2 hours) based at Portsmouth Register Office, PO1 3AF.

We are looking for a confident, positive and energetic Deputy Registrar to join our team. The successful candidate will have strong organisational, communication and IT skills and thrive on assisting members of the public at key moments in their lives

Your New Role

Working in the Portsmouth Register Office you will be registering births, deaths, stillbirths, civil partnerships, and marriages.

You will be responsible for preparing certificates for members of the public and making appointments for people to come to the office to register births, deaths, stillbirths and to give notice of marriages and civil partnerships. The role also involves the duty of taking notices of marriage and civil partnership.

There is currently a requirement to work 48 hours per year as contractual overtime to cover Saturday ceremonies booked to take place at Milldam House, licenced venues, and churches within the City of Portsmouth. These hours are worked on a rota basis, working one in four Saturday's during each month. During the months of April to September this is likely to increase to two in four Saturdays. These 48 hours are in addition to the set 22.2 hours worked on a weekly basis and are reviewed annually and may therefore fluctuate from one year to another.

There will also be occasional additional weekend work on Sundays and Bank Holidays as requested to cover ceremony duties. These are on a voluntary basis and not included in the 48 hours contractual overtime requirement.

The successful candidate will be prepared to train as a Deputy Superintendent Registrar which will allow the officer to conduct marriage/civil partnership ceremonies and private citizenship ceremonies.

Who is the person summary:

You will have experience of working in a front-line customer service role, within the registration service is desirable. As well as excellent accuracy, an attention to detail and neat handwriting, you will be patient, tactful and empathetic as you will be dealing with people who may be in a highly emotional state in sometimes difficult situations. You will also have the ability to understand and apply complex legislation and be able to work on your own as there will be times when you are working with limited supervision.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post.

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.

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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contactrecruit@portsmouthcc.gov.ukor call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

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