Registration Officer Births, Deaths Marriages and Civil Partnerships - 7.40 hours

Application Deadline: 6 April 2026

Department: Corporate Services

Location: Torbay Council

Compensation: £28,598 - £31,022 / year

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

The primary purpose of this role is to register Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, carrying out all associated duties in full compliance with the Registration Acts.

You will also conduct Marriage and Civil Partnership ceremonies at the Torbay Register Office and at Approved Premises across Torbay. Ceremony duties include weekday, weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis. Birth and Death registrations will take place at Torbay Register Office, Paignton.

Key Responsibilities:

• Register births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships in accordance with legislation.
• Conduct marriage and civil partnership ceremonies at the register office and Approved Premises across Torbay.
• Carry out full ceremony administration, including preparation of schedules, checklists, notices for couples and post ceremony processing.
• Issue certificates from the archives, ensuring accurate retrieval, checking and production in line with statutory requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Join a committed and hard working team with a strong reputation and excellent customer feedback.
• A confident, professional approach, with high standards of conduct, attitude and appearance.
• Strong reliability and the ability to work effectively as part of a dedicated team.
• Good time management skills and the ability to travel across Torbay as required.

Hours:

• This post is contracted for 7.40 hours per week, worked on a Friday.
• There may also be opportunities for additional flexible hours Monday to Thursday, depending on service needs.

This post meets the requirements of the Public Services Network (PSN) and therefore will require a Basic Criminal Record Check. This will show any unspent convictions and conditional cautions.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/registration-officer-births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships-4/

For an informal chat please contact Lia Bowden on 07766923635 or [email protected].

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 17th April 2026.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience of customer focused, face to face environment.
• Ability to deal with people at all levels in a tactful, diplomatic and confident manner.
• Ability to deal with distressed/bereaved/emotional people.
• Ability to handle confidential information sensitively.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge and practical experience of Microsoft including Teams, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of handling confidential information and applying Data Protection.
• A good standard of written English.
  
  

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent to include English and Mathematics.
• Experience in working as part of a team.
• Public speaking.
• Good time keeping.
• Record keeping and inputting data with attention to detail.