Mayors Attendant
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 0SW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75714267 |
Summary
About the role
A great opportunity has arisen to join Bury Democratic Services as the Mayors Attendant. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will be at the heart of civic duties at Bury Council.
We need someone who is passionate and self-motivated to provide high quality support to the Mayor in their ceremonial duties both in the Town Hall and in the community.
What are we looking for:
You will have experience of working with member of the public and with elected members with good organisational and diplomacy skills.
You will be able to adapt to different work styles for each ceremonial Mayor with an awareness of issues affecting local government and Mayoral protocols.
The Role:
- To act as attendant to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bury.
- To act as chauffeur to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bury.
- To provide support to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bury and the Mayoral and Member Officer.
- To undertake other civic duties as required.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week with regular attendance at engagements during weekends and evenings. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Ruth Whittingham at r.whittingham@bury.gov.uk or Jacqui Dennis at J.dennis@bury.gov.uk
Shortlisting w/c 29th July 2025
Interviews will be held on 4th/8th August 2025
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