Parish Council Clerk Vacancy
Blidworth Parish Council Parish Clerk
Blidworth Parish Council is seeking a Parish Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer.
Blidworth is a village with a population of approx. 4,000, a doctor’s surgery, primary school, full range of shops, pubs, a leisure centre, and Miners’ Welfare with sports facilities including cricket, football and bowls
Parish council assets include 2 recreation grounds, allotments and a playpark.
The annual budget is c £100,000
There are 11 councillors and 2 staff
The role
We are looking for a Clerk with suitable experience to ensure the council meets its legal obligations and provides high quality services to residents.
The role requires someone with the confidence and interpersonal skills to deal with a wide range of individuals from the local and wider communities. The ideal candidate will have good verbal and written communication skills, be computer literate and have the ability to work on their own initiative. Strong organisational skills are required.
The Clerk will be responsible for the day to day business of the Council, including the production of the agenda/ minutes for Council meetings, liaising with outside bodies and implementing Council decisions. They will also have line management responsibilities for the parish groundsman.
Ideally the successful applicant will be CiLCA qualified but if not will be expected work towards attaining this qualification within 2 years.
The position is part time, 24 hours per week, hybrid working 2 days from the office based at the library, with the option to work from home for the remainder of the week.
The clerk would be expected to attend full Parish council meetings held monthly on a Thursday and other occasional committee meetings.
The salary is in accordance with the current National Joint Salary Scale LC2, salary points 25 to 34 ( £35,235 to £43,693 ) calculated pro rata for 24 hours per week.
If you believe that you are the person we are looking for, please contact us by emailing blidworthparishcouncil@outlook.com to request an Application Pack (includes the job description, person specification, information pack and job application form).
Alternatively, you can download the pack by following this link.
The closing date for applications is 28 February 2025
Job Type: Part-time
