Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council - Vacancy for Parish Clerk and RFO
Name of recruiting organisation
Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council
Employed role/Volunteer role
Employed role
Permanent role/Fixed term role
Permanent role
Location:
Home based role
Salary:
The salary will be negotiated depending upon experience, ILCA or CiLCA qualification and transferable skills. It is expected to be in the range LC1, SCP 13-17, (£14.60 per hour, £408.80 per month before tax) reviewable annually.
Hours:
28 hours per month; requiring at least 3 hours for parish council meetings 7.15-10.30pm every 2nd Wednesday
Our council and the role:
Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council is seeking to appoint a Clerk and RFO from April 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The role is home based, for 28 hours a month to be worked flexibly as required.
Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council covers two small parishes with a combined population of about 500 people with an annual budget precept of £10,500. Its main asset is an open space incorporating a play area. The open space is owned by a trust and the Council is the sole corporate trustee.
The Council comprises of six Councillors (five for Tidmarsh, one for Sulham) who meet monthly on the second Wednesday of each month in Tidmarsh Village Hall.
Duties will include:
You will be responsible for taking the monthly meeting minutes and ensuring that they are circulated to parish councillors before each meeting.
Ahead of each monthly meeting you will circulate the draft minutes, draft agenda and other relevant paperwork to the parish councillors and other attendees.
The completed minutes and agenda should also be sent to the webmaster for uploading to the website.
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You will also need to submit monthly payroll details to HMRC, reconcile the accounts with the bank statements on a monthly basis, and submit year end financial accounts.
With a precept of just £10,500 this is does not need to take more than 30-60 minutes per month.
The successful candidate will play an integral role in serving the parishioners of Tidmarsh and Sulham, and will be responsible to the parish council as a corporate body
The ideal candidate will have/be:
The right candidate will need to have the ability to deal with a range of issues, have excellent finance knowledge, strong interpersonal, communication and administration skills and be able to work independently on normal council business as well as with councillors to progress council projects.
What we offer you in return:
A parish council laptop will be provided. In addition, the Council pays £26 per month as an allowance to cover the expenses of working from home, to cover electricity, heating, lighting, telephone and internet. Mileage to meetings is not paid.
How to find out more details and apply:
Please email clerk@tidmarshwithsulham.co.uk for an application form, which should be submitted with an email that explains why they are applying for the role, with a supporting CV.
Closing date:
18th April 2025