Job Description
Job Title: Electoral Canvasser\n Location: Ashford, Kent\n Contract: Temporary – 1 Month\n Hours: 27.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday (5.5 hours per day, to be completed by 4pm)\n Start Date: October 2025\n \n About the Role:\n \n We are looking to recruit a Canvasser to assist Ashford Borough Council’s Electoral Services team during the annual canvass. You will visit households across the borough to collect and confirm information for the electoral register.\n \n You’ll be provided with canvass forms to complete with residents, or if no one is home, you will post the forms through the property letterbox.\n \n This role is essential in ensuring our electoral register is accurate and up to date.\n \n Responsibilities:\nVisit designated households to collect and check household enquiry forms.\nProvide guidance to residents on completing forms.\nLeave calling cards/additional forms with freepost envelopes where no contact is made.\nReturn completed forms to the Electoral Services office weekly and provide progress updates.\nRecord information about new or no-longer-existing properties.\nMaintain confidentiality of all information handled.\nWork independently while adhering to training and safety procedures.Requirements:\n\nFull UK driving licence.\nAccess to own vehicle with busines...