Casual Ceremony Usher (Registration Service)
Scale 1 (£12.65 - £12.85 per hour)
Casual, including weekends
Register Office, Stockport Town Hall
Application Deadline: 11:59pm Wednesday 27th August 2025
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 28th August 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 4th September 2025
Interview Type: Face-to-face
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Your Role
Stockport Register Office requires ushers to help to meet ceremonial demands at their Town Hall location, in particular in the months between April and October. The role provides support for registration staff and residents attending the Register Office.
This role requires a commitment to weekend work, with occasional weekday duties, particularly on busy Friday afternoons. There are opportunities to support the delivery of marriage, civil partnership, naming, vow renewal and citizenship ceremonies. Hours of work are flexible, ideal for those looking for a meaningful role that fits around other commitments.
About You
Successful applicants must be well organised, have a strong attention to detail, possess a good understanding of customer care and have excellent verbal communication skills.
You must also be able to liaise appropriately with customers and be able to take control of large groups of people.
Working effectively to given deadlines with a minimum of supervision, as a part a team are pre-requisites.
About Us
We proudly serve the residents of Stockport, delivering high-quality, and inclusive registration services. From intimate ceremonies to larger celebrations helping people mark some of life’s biggest milestones with care and professionalism. Our service puts residents at the heart of everything we do.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Sharon Knight at sharon.knight@stockport.gov.uk or on 0161 474 3444 for an informal discussion about the role
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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