Celebrant Registrars 2 | 9439 | Permanent Contract | Flexible hours per week | £13.69 to £14.59 per hour | Scale E | Norwich
Would you be interested in joining a professional and dedicated team of Celebrant Registrars delivering outstanding legal and non-legal ceremonies across Norfolk? We are looking to recruit friendly, vibrant, outgoing people with a meticulous attention to detail who can deliver an unforgettable service.
You must be willing to take on legal responsibility, be able to manage large groups of people, have excellent organisational skills, work well under pressure and be comfortable with public speaking.
It will be your responsibility to ensure you deliver all the essential legal elements we require as a registration service. You’ll have a confident approach with the ability to adjust your style to suit the ceremony choices of each couple to ensure we deliver to our customers’ expectations.
We are particularly looking for people living around the Dereham, North Walsham & Thetford areas but we will also consider applications from other areas.
Saturdays are the most popular day of choice for couples booking ceremonies and so we are looking for new team members who can offer availability on Saturdays mainly. This will be an important factor in the short listing for interviews, so please utilise the notes box on the application form to advise.
The hours are dependent on the seasonal fluctuation of ceremony bookings, the vast majority of these being during the summer months. This also means hours worked are variable each month and considerably less during the winter. This role would therefore suit someone looking to supplement an existing income.
Full training will be given for each aspect of the Celebrant and Registrar role. Training dates will be over 2 full days in March 2026 at County Hall. Training dates to be confirmed at interview.
Please factor in your availability for all of the above when submitting your application.
What’s required?
- Vibrant, friendly, confident, and eloquent
- Great people skills with a calm and caring approach
- Meticulous attention to detail with neat, clear handwriting
- Excellent spelling/grammar
- Punctual and reliable
- The ability to be flexible with the times and days you are required to work, which sometimes may be at very short notice
- We ask for availability on 3 out of 4 Saturdays each month during the peak season (April–September). While you may not work every one of these Saturdays, this level of availability is essential.
- Provide your own transport, with business use on your insurance policy and a valid driving licence.
- Able to travel to various and sometimes isolated locations, which can be some distance from your home office
- Smart and professional attire
- Your own mobile, computer and printer
If you would like an informal discussion regarding this vacancy prior to submitting your application, please contact Laura Forster or Jenny Cocks at teamleadersceremonies@norfolk.gov.uk
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
We may close applications early if there is a high volume of applicants.
Redeployment closing date: 11th December 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 4th January 2026 at 23:59
Interview dates will be Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
