Job Details Company Job Details Registration Officer Temporary 6 month Contract Part Time 22.2 hours per week Grade 6, £28,598 - £31,022 (pro-rata) We are seeking an experienced Registration Officer to work on 3 days per week to include every Saturday on a temporary 6 months' contract. Attendance for ceremonies may be required on some Sundays and Bank Holidays. Locations: Various – Dudley Register Office (Priory Hall), Stourbridge Registration Office (Thomas Robinson Building), Coseley Family Hub, Stourbridge Family Hub, Approved Premises and Registered Buildings within the Borough. The service is looking for an experienced Registration Officer to join the team. You will be required to register marriages and civil partnerships, officiate for ceremonies and to provide non-statutory services to include naming and renewal of vows ceremonies. You will be required to register births and deaths alongside taking notices of marriage and any other functions commensurate with the role. The service currently operates from two locations across the borough, and you will be required to work from both locations as well as attending marriages/civil partnerships at approved premises and registered buildings located within the Borough. The service provides a birth registration service at Family Hubs which you will be required to attend. You will have previous registration experience. A good standard of education is needed to include GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above, or equivalent, as a minimum. Working in a very busy environment you will need excellent customer care skills and a keen eye for accuracy and attention to detail. The service requires flexible team players who are able to adapt to different roles and tasks to meet the changing demands of the service and an ability to work at short notice. For further information or an informal chat please contact Penny Fulford 01384 815374, or via email penny.fulford@dudley.gov.uk. Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3 days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. 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Creating your profile will enable you do things such as track your application progress, view emails you’ve received from us and manage communication preferences, manage your interview bookings and offer information if successful. About Dudley Council It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that: is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info Company Info Website http://www.dudley.gov.uk/ Telephone 01384 811300 Location Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Council House Priory Road Dudley West Midlands DY1 1HF GB