Sunday, April 19, 2009

What recession? Councils offer 'bizarre non-jobs' including roller disco coach and toothbrush adviser for infants

What recession? Councils offer 'bizarre non-jobs' including roller disco coach and toothbrush adviser for infants
"Other 'non-job' positions include a falls prevention fitness adviser to help the elderly of Tewkesbury and a £13,000-a-year 'bouncy castle attendant' in Angus, Scotland.Falkirk's part-time 'toothbrush assistant' earns £3,032 teaching nursery children how to clean their teeth and the council also employs a 'cheerleading development officer'.
Glasgow taxpayers fund a £17,000-a-year 'street mediator' to deal with teens hanging around on street corners and a 'chewing gum removal labourer'. The council also funds a £17,800 florist.Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, employs several part-time pianists for council events and Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire employs a 'roller disco coach' every Saturday night.Moray Council in the Highlands pays £19,887 a year for"

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