Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer

West Tytherley, Frenchmoor and Buckholt PC is a small council, with an annual precept of £15,500. The council has a recreation ground with a pavilion and a play area. There are no allotments. The village hall is owned and managed separately from the council, but we have good relations with the village hall committee. We have an adopted Neighbourhood Plan, jointly with West Dean Parish.

This is an ideal role for a clerk looking to expand their hours, perhaps as a second council. For new clerks, training and mentoring will be available.

Duties will include:

• Managing council meeting agendas and producing minutes


• Maintain the cash book and accounts (receipts and payments) and producing bank reconciliations.


• Advising councillors on proper procedures and practices


• Managing the recreation ground and play areas including safety and risk mangement


• Responding to planning applications


• Managing council communications including the web site
  
  Cash accounting and basic financial skills


• Use of Excel, Word and Outlook


• Literacy, able to produce clear concise minutes


• Self motivated, ability to work unsupervised


• Administration skills, filing, managing action lists, responding to public queries (mostly email)


• Willing to work to ILCA and FiLCA qualifications


• People skills, supporting elected members, public facing


• Clean Driving licence


Desirable

• CiLCA


• ILCA


• Project management skills


• Webmaster skills


• Knowledge of local council administration


• Knowledge of the planning and development control


• Risk management