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recruitment begins for 547 census takers in Edinburgh
Now recruiting 547 census takers in Edinburgh
29 November 2010
The recruitment window has opened in Edinburgh for the 547
temporary census takers (enumerators) required for Scotland's
biggest population survey: the 2011 Census.
They will be part of a team of 5,800 census takers employed
across Scotland to deliver questionnaires to the country's 2.5
million households ahead of census day: Sunday 27 March 2011.
More information on the enumerator role is available in
the Recruitment
poster.
To date Scotland's Census organiser, the General Register Office
for Scotland (GROS), has recruited 22 regional managers, 170
district managers and 500 team leaders - including Paul Poplawski
and Alastair Macintyre who are responsible for managing the
Edinburgh East and Edinburgh West regions respectively.
Census takers make up the majority of the temporary workforce.
In addition to delivering the questionnaires, they deal with
questions from the public and follow-up on any household
questionnaires which have not been returned.
Participation in the census is required by law. Census takers
play a key role in helping the public take part in the survey which
produces the information that the government, local authorities and
businesses require to understand the needs of each community. This
helps plan how billions of pounds worth of public services,
including health, housing and transport, are deployed for the next
10 years.
Census Director Peter Scrimgeour, who is responsible for leading
the census programme, said: "We've had a good response to date, for
our other field staff positions and we're hoping for a similar
positive reaction to this, our largest recruitment drive.
"Census takers can come from a wide variety of backgrounds. The
role can be quite appealing because of the flexibility offered in
working the estimated 75 hours required between February and
April."
The closing date for applications is FRIDAY 3 December.
Further details about the recruitment process and available
positions can be found at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
