SHIPLEY PARISH COUNCIL
VACANCY FOR A PARISH CLERK & RFO
Employer: Shipley Parish Council
Position: Parish Clerk / Responsible Financial Officer
Workplace: Home - with evening meetings at Coolham Village Hall and The Andrew Hall Shipley
Rate of pay: New Role at SCP28 / SCP31 £24717 / £27394 pro-rata for 13 hrs per week
Closing date: 3 January 2017
For further information please contact:
Shipley Parish Council Chairman - Jamie Coad
Vine Cottage
Thakeham Road
Coolham
West Sussex
RH13 8QD
Mobile 07808 918 847
Description
Vacancy for a Clerk & RFO to the Council: Shipley Parish Council
Salary: Local Council scale SCP 28-31, £24717 / £27394 pro-rata subject to experience and qualifications.
LGPS Pension Scheme will be offered.
Hours: 13 per week
Shipley Parish Council wishes to appoint a Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer with the self-motivation, determination and organisational skills to manage a varied workload within the legal framework applicable to local government.
This is a key position, supporting the Council, with its eleven councillors, to protect and enhance village life within the villages of Shipley and Coolham, and the hamlets of Brookes Green and Dragons Green .
The Clerk is the sole employee and works from home, where the Council’s records need to be kept securely. Working relationships are maintained with local contractors for works adjacent to the public highway and to manage the council’s assets.
The Clerk, with assistance as required from the Chairman, is responsible for managing the day to day business of the council, including production of agendas and minutes of council meetings, providing legal and financial advice, undertaking research, making recommendations to the Council, implementing decisions of the Council, liaising with 3rd parties, maintenance of the Council’s records and assets, and managing the Council’s website and communications.
The ideal applicant should have excellent communication, customer service and organisational skills, sound financial knowledge, an appreciation of risk, the ability to apply legal principles to practical situations, familiarity with Microsoft Office functions and able to undertake routine website management. Previous experience of local government is useful but not essential.
The Council provides some equipment e.g. laptop and printer, but the ideal applicant will have their own suitable working and storage space.
For more detailed information on the role and responsibilities please contact Shipley Parish Chairman, Jamie Coad, on 07808918847 or email
The closing date for applications is 3rd January 2017, Date of interviews to be confirmed