Registration Officer
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Job Description
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: SO1 37.0
Contract Type: Fulltime permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hrs
Application Deadline: 11 April 2025
Proposed Interview Date(s):TBC
DBS: Enhanced Barred
Reference: 1693
About Us:
Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly residentfocused insightled digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace wellbeing skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registrar to join the Registration team. In this role you will serve and engage with residents registering significant life events such as births deaths and notices of marriages. Also officiating Wedding and Civil Partnership ceremonies along side Citizenship ceremonies.
We are looking for a registrar with proven experience and indepth knowledge of registration legislation and is able to accurately register births and deaths in compliance with current legislation.
The ability to register notices of Marriage and Civil Partnerships and officiate at ceremonies is highly desirable.
Must be able to work weekends and occasional evening on a rota basis. It is essential that you are flexible and able to work across a various of locations within the borough.
The right individual will be passionate about serving the community with empathy professionalism and a commitment to outstanding service. And be enthusiastic about interacting with people and providing support during significant moments in their lives.
If you are dedicated to making a positive impact in the community and have a genuine passion for registration services we encourage you to apply and become part of our team!
We look forward to hearing from individuals who share our commitment to excellent customer service and a passion for supporting residents during lifes important moments.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as Principal Officer for the proper registration of Births Deaths & StillBirths overseeing registrations of marriages and civil partnerships fulfilling duties as Deputy Superintendent Registrar maintaining registers and certificate stock and staying updated on changes in Registration Acts and Regulations.
To provide excellent customer service to residents utilising Registration Service.
Book schedule appointments and take payments for statutory services and ceremonies using Stopford booking systems.
Able work along side both internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications and Requirements:
GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
Satisfactory DBS check;
As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in publicfacing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Shevanesse Webb at
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
