The Salings Parish Council –Clerk Vacancy
The Salings Parish Council are looking for an ambitious and self-motivated clerk to support the Council. The Council meets 6 times a year and has an electorate of 266. Although a small parish the Councillors are ambitious and therefore the role attracts 8 hours per week. The outgoing qualified Clerk has ensured all foundation governance and finance elements are in place, ensuring the new clerk can focus on projects and the more exciting elements of clerking.
A qualified clerk or one with experience would be preferred, unqualified candidates will be expected to start CiLCA within 3 months.
SCP 19 – 21 (£14.48 – £15.02) depending on qualification. 8 hours per week.
All applicants to send a CV and Covering Letter to salings.pc@outlook.com
For an informal discussion about the role please call the current clerk Michelle Baker on 01371 829094
Deadline for applications – 31/01/2023
Any candidates may wish to also consider the vacancies in Shalford and Rayne, all three work closely and the full complement would provide 30 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
- To ensure that statutory and other provisions governing or affecting the running of the Council are observed.
- To monitor and balance the Council’s accounts and prepare records for audit purposes and VAT.
- To ensure that the Council’s obligations for Risk Assessment are properly met.
- To prepare, in consultation with appropriate members, agendas for meetings of the Council and Committees. To attend such meetings and prepare minutes for approval.
- To attend all meetings of the Council and all meetings of its committees and sub-committees.
- To receive correspondence and documents on behalf of the Council and to deal with the correspondence or documents or bring such items to the attention of the Council. To issue correspondence as a result of instructions of, or the known policy of the Council.
- To receive and report on invoices for goods and services to be paid for by the Council and to ensure such accounts are met. To issue invoices on behalf of the Council for goods and services and to ensure payment is received.
- To study reports and other data on activities of the Council and on matters bearing on those activities. Where appropriate, to discuss such matters with administrators and specialists in particular fields and to produce reports for circulation and discussion by the Council.
- To draw up both on his/her own initiative and as a result of suggestions by Councillors proposals for consideration by the Council and to advise on practicability and likely effects of specific courses of action.
- To supervise any other members of staff as their line manager in keeping with the policies of the Council and to undertake all necessary activities in connection with the management of salaries, conditions of employment and work of other staff.
- To monitor the implemented policies of the Council to ensure they are achieving the desired result and where appropriate suggest modifications.
- To act as the representative of the Council as required.
- To issue notices and prepare agendas and minutes for the Parish Meeting: to attend the assemblies of the Parish Meeting and to implement the decisions made at the assemblies that are agreed by the Council.
- To prepare, in consultation with the Chairman, press releases about the activities of, or decisions of, the Council.
- To attend training courses or seminars on the work and role of the Clerk as required by the Council.
- To work towards the achievement of the status of Qualified Clerk as a minimum requirement for effectiveness in the position of Clerk to the Council.
- To continue to acquire the necessary professional knowledge required for the efficient management of the affairs of the Council: Suggested is membership of your professional body The Society of Local Council Clerks.