Job description
Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £24,496 to £26,845 per annum (Grade F) | Kings Lynn
We are looking for a Registrar to join the Registrar Service and Norfolk County Council and help deliver a vital service across the county.
Registrars are there to record all the significant events in life. They register births and deaths and take notices of marriages and civil partnerships. They conduct and register marriages and civil partnerships and offer other associated services. We need someone to join our team in King's Lynn and District to ensure this frontline service is delivered to customers effectively and efficiently.
In registration there is a lot to learn and retain and we provide thorough training for all the duties. You will be a quick learner, who can perform well under pressure and at speed and is comfortable working on their own. Applicants need to adapt well to change and be flexible as the duties may vary from week to week. The successful candidate may need to travel to offices around the county sometimes at short notice, so will hold a current driving licence and have their own transport. At this time, some services are also carried out from home. The post includes a regular Saturday with enhanced pay. Applicants must possess excellent IT skills, spelling and grammar and will need to have good inter-personal skills. Experience in a public facing role within a regulatory framework is essential. Candidates will need to demonstrate a commitment to great customer service and meet our high expectations for service delivery and teamwork.
For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Kay Rose at [email protected]
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Job description and person specification
You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything , from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
Closing date: 24 May 2023
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.