We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. /*generated inline style */ Organisation   Kirklees /*generated inline style */ Directorate   Public Health and Corporate Resources /*generated inline style */ Service Area   Culture & Visitor Economy /*generated inline style */ Hours   1 x 37 / 2 x 18 /*generated inline style */ Number of Jobs   3 /*generated inline style */ Location(s)   Huddersfield and surrounding areas /*generated inline style */ Position type   Permanent /*generated inline style */ Grade   Grade 6 /*generated inline style */ Salary  

£26,403 - £28,142

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If we had a pound for every time somebody said “haven’t you got a lovely job” we would be millionaires! The reality is that our work is very satisfying as well as being very demanding; although some duties are joyous, such as registering births and marriages, we also register deaths, still births and register civil ceremonies where an individual is terminally ill.

We are often the first point of contact for people who are facing difficult and tragic circumstances, but also people experiencing optimistic and exciting times too. We therefore need to be able to adapt quickly to a variety of circumstances and manage the legal processes to completed registrations within appointment times, or perform ceremonies, with confidence and sensitivity.

A lot of the role is clerical and part of that is the issuing of certificates of past events that occurred in the Kirklees district. We hold records for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships from 1837 to the present.  There are also plenty of customer enquiries. It’s a fast-paced environment and you need to be organised and extremely accurate. We expect to train you in civil registration, but your background will need to show experience of working within precise procedures, and have confidence in interpreting detailed guidelines.  We’re also looking for knowledge of diary management systems and a strong ability to navigate IT, as well as someone with high levels of resilience and natural empathy.

Vacancies available:

Post 1 – Primarily based at the Register Office, Huddersfield (may need to occasionally cover an outstation as per Service needs) – 37 hours (9am-5pm Monday to Saturday, with Wednesday as day off)

Posts 2 and 3 – Primarily based at the Register Office, Huddersfield (may need to occasionally cover an outstation as per Service needs) – 18 hours relief (please refer to the attachments for a detailed description of how relief posts work).

Other posts may become available as a result of this recruitment.

If you would like any further information before applying for any of these vacancies, please contact Victoria Thomson 01484 221000, ext 70520, or Diane Chapman ext. 72715.

For an informal discussion, or if you need any more information please contact Victoria Thomson or Diane Chapman on 01484 221000.

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25 August 2025, 11:55 PM

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