Deputy Registrar and Administration Assistant


Company:	Reading Borough Council
Salary:	£23,256 to £27,848 a year
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Reading, RG1 2LU
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	2 Oct 2026

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Summary

The primary base for this role will be the Civic Offices, but we also provide services at the Reading Museum and Town Hall and from the Archives, based at the Crematorium office in Caversham. Please note that this position does not offer remote or home working options at this time.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role

Reading Registration Service registers around 5,000 births, 2,500 deaths and 400 marriages every year and no two days are ever the same. We work closely with, and are governed by, the General Register Office, part of HM Passport Office, to deliver the service from the Civic Offices. You will be responsible for the timely registration of births, still-births, deaths and marriages within the Borough of Reading and will meet daily with the public to gain the information required by law. As a Deputy Registrar you will deputise for the Principal Officers registering births, still-births and deaths, issuing and accounting for secure certificate stock, issuing burial and cremation documents and taking payments. We are a busy office so you will need to be highly organised, good at prioritising and have excellent attention to detail whilst delivering a first-class customer experience.

You will report into the Operations Manager, who may assign other duties such as taking notices of marriage and civil partnership, registering marriages, copy certificate production and other general administrative tasks. You can therefore expect to enjoy a varied workload alongside the opportunity to develop your registration career. The Service is serious about investing in its staff and is currently supporting a candidate through the National Accredited Programme for Registrars.

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave

A wide range of flexible working opportunities

Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)

On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted

Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work

Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact Claire Orr, Operations Manager at Claire.orr@reading.gov.uk

Closing date:Friday 2nd October 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Interview Process: Short handwritten test followed by a competency based interview

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