**Part-time 12 hours weekly**

**Normal working hours**:
Market - Saturday 6am - 4.30pm or until close of market with 60-minute lunch break
Market admin - two hours per week (flexible within Town Hall opening hours)
Monthly staff meeting - normally 2nd Wednesday of month 12noon-1pm
Market Committee - bi-monthly Monday 6.15pm-8.15pm

General duties regarding responsibilities for the conduct of Swaffham Market are listed below, however given the nature of the business these may vary from time to time, details of which will be forwarded as required by the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk:

- Ensuring that traders on the Market are either regular licensees of the Council or casual traders authorised by the Manager to attend on a day-to-day basis.
- Ensuring that both licensed and casual traders do not encroach beyond their authorised sites and that they conform to all market regulations that are in force at any time.
- Collecting fees from such traders (including casual traders) who are authorised to use a site on any particular day and ensuring that these fees are passed to the Town Clerk (or delegated member of the senior management team) at the earliest convenient opportunity.
- Attending the Council Office during the week, on a Monday (or Tuesday if following a bank holiday Monday), for the purpose of giving a report to the Market Lead Officer on the previous Saturday Market.
- Placing of market sites and seeing that they remain easily identifiable.
- Ensuring that new casual and licensed traders possess Third Party Public Liability Insurance Cover.
- Familiarise with the administration of the Market.
- Attending all Market Committee meetings as and when required. Prepare a written report for each meeting.
- Prepare market circular following Market meetings to distribute to all traders.
- Attend staff meetings as required.
- Prepare any necessary background information to circulate to Committee members prior to each meeting or to bring to the attention of the Lead Officer.
- Assist the Lead Officer with the preparation of the annual report for the Annual Town Assembly.
- Take and make telephone calls related to the Market on the specified mobile telephone allocated to the Market Superintendent during Market Day and other working hours.
- To update all social media platforms on Market Day and as appropriate.
- Develop the Market by working with the Lead Officer; this can involve conducting research, preparing promotional schemes or advertising programmes or events, as directed by the senior management team or the Market Committee.
- Attend themed Markets as and when required i.e. Italian and French or others as directed by the Town Clerk (or delegated member of the senior management team). Conduct all administration of the same. (each themed Market requires a period of attendance with hours agreed in advance as necessary which would be salaried).
- Attending training events, meetings or conferences as representative of the Council or Market Committee as and when required. (If outside of normal working hours additional hours salaried at a minimum of two hours).
- Inspect the cleanliness of the public toilets on Market Day and initiating call outs for vandalism at the toilets as required, checking that toilet rolls and soap dispensers are filled etc.
- Conducting a litter pick during and at the end of the Market Day, ensuring/overseeing the packing up process of Market stalls and keeping cars away from the area as appropriate.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From £12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 12 per week

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/07/2024
Expected start date: 12/08/2024