The national Census  takes place every ten years and is a count of every person living in the UK.  The next Census will take place on 27^th March 2011. 

Around 35000 Census field staff are needed across England and Wales and a recruitment campaign is under way.

Many of the jobs are part time and can be combined with other work or family responsibilities.

There are a range of roles including:

• Census Coordinator – managing staff conducting the Census in a particular area
• Census Collector – contacting and helping households who have not returned their Census form
• Special Enumerators - conducting the Census in communal establishments eg hospitals, residential homes, boarding schools
• Census Coverage Survey and Non Compliance staff

All of these jobs are paid.

In Luton there will be around 100 jobs working on the Census.

More information on the available jobs and details of how to apply can be found at www.censusjobs.co.uk.  

If you wish to find out more  about the Census itself, the Census website contains  lots of information at www.census.gov.uk