Civic Attendant

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Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area

Governance & Commissioning

Hours

27

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Huddersfield Town Hall

Position type

Permanent

Grade

5

Salary

£18,090.00 - £18,376.78

Enhancements / additional payments details

7% enhancement due to working unsociable hours

Advert Wording

The Civic Office is looking to recruit a Civic Attendant to join the Civic Team located in Huddersfield Town Hall.As a Civic Attendant, you will be responsible for providing professional support to the Mayor of Kirklees whilst they undertake their Civic duties at events. This will include liaison with event organisers, planning of all logistical arrangements, driving the Mayor to and from events in the Civic car and attending to and supporting the Mayor whilst they carry out their Civic role.The Civic Office has strong links with a variety of organisations and individuals and you will form and maintain professional relationships with them. This will include the offices of the Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff, senior military and veteran representatives, schools, faith leaders, charities and businesses.You will undertake administrative duties to support the Civic Office Manager and Civic function, including assisting with the organising of Civic events, receptions and parades.You will need previous driving experience, a full, clean driving licence and the flexibility to work on weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.This role requires a strong customer focus and will involve working alongside the Mayor on a daily basis, building a relationship based on mutual respect, trust, clear and honest communication and unbiased professional advice.For a full list of the role requirements and shortlisting criteria please see the attached Job Profile.At Kirklees Council, we want to support your professional development to give you the right skills, confidence and support to really achieve your potential. We offer a variety of courses and training designed for this exact purpose.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family-friendly policies, including flexible working and working from home (not all roles)
• We offer a wide range of wellbeing initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership
  

If you have any questions about the role please contact Sally Greenwood (Civic Office Manager) on 01484 221905.

Sally Greenwood is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date

14 July 2025, 11:55 PM

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