Join Southwark Council as a Casual Canvasser for Household Canvass 2024! Are you ready to be part of a team that plays a vital role in maintaining democracy in Southwark? This is a great opportunity to work flexibly in your local community, meet new people, and make a real difference for our residents!
As a Canvasser, your main responsibility will be to support the Electoral Services team to compile a complete and accurate Electoral Register during the Annual Canvass process. You will visit residential properties, collect registration information, and provide advice to residents about voter registration. This is also an opportunity to engage with your community and represent a positive image of the Council.
Key responsibilities include:
- Making personal visits to households within a designated area to obtain Household Enquiry Forms (HEF) and Invitations to Register (ITR).
- Advising residents on the importance of responding to the registration process.
- Recording information about household responses and any changes in property status.
- Managing your workload efficiently to complete all visits within the given timescale.
- Maintaining confidentiality and handling personal information securely at all times.
Canvassing takes place over a three-to-four-week period from 28th of September to the 20th of October 2024. You will have the flexibility to work in your own time, including evenings and weekends.
About You:
We are looking for individuals who possess:
- Good numeracy, literacy, and IT skills, with experience using a hand-held tablet device.
- A confident warm approach to engaging with residents and building their trust.
- Basic knowledge of GDPR legislation and electoral registration processes.
- Experience in a customer service environment, engaging with the public, meeting deadlines, and delivering results.
- Effective time management, organisational, and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work independently, tactfully, and professionally, maintaining a politically neutral manner.
- You will be provided with a tablet, charger, and personal safety device, which must be returned at the end of the canvassing period.
Additional details
Our commission-based pay structure rewards your efforts and achievements:
Payments
In-person training: £25.00
Property responses:
Doorstep response: £2.50 per response
Online, telephone or text response: £1.50 per response
Information indicating a property is unoccupied or inaccessible: 50p per response
New voter registrations:
Doorstep registration: £2.50 per successful registration
Online registration: £1.50 per successful registration
Canvass Timetable
In-person training, collect equipment and sign contract/risk assessment: W/C 23rd of September (Dates TBC)
Personal door knock stage: Saturday 28th of September - Sunday 20th of October
Return equipment: Friday 25th of October
Payment: 20th of December
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Recruitment timetable
Advert Close: 25th of August 2024
Shortlisting Date: 28th of August 2024
Interview Date: 2nd of September 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition