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Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)
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Aspley Guise Parish Council is seeking a part-time Parish Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer
Our current Clerk will step down on 31st October 2026.
The successful candidate will be employed for 14 hours per week to be worked from home on a flexible basis, working independently from home, along with attendance in person at the monthly Parish Council meeting, which is held in the evening on the first Monday of every month (excluding August) at St Botolph’s Church, Link Room in Aspley Guise.
Please note that this role is for both Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).
Qualifications/Experience/Skills:
- Experience in local government administration
- Recognised qualifications in these skill areas, e.g. CiLCA or willing to achieve it
- Thorough understanding of current IT systems (MS Office) for the running of a modern office and experience of working with social media and websites
- Experience of finance management, preparing financial statements, bookkeeping and budgets
- Good communication skills, both written and oral
- A friendly, helpful and professional telephone manner
- Ability to research and give accurate and clear advice on practice and procedure in local government
- Ability to interpret and process large amounts of complex information and to write detailed reports and analysis
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Personal Attributes:
- Self-motivated, able to work under own initiative to manage workload
- Able to prioritise and consider time effectiveness
- To adhere to deadlines
- A strategic thinker and planner with the ability to ensure that the Parish Council is fully prepared to meet the challenges of new legislation and the increased demands of technology
- Able to work flexibly and to attend scheduled evening meetings and any additional meetings, as and when required
- Enjoy the benefits and challenges of working with a small team
- Be flexible, personable, a team player, leader and manager.
- Be trustworthy, discreet, and reliable
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Driving licence and own transport is highly desired
Remuneration
Remuneration will be in accordance with The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) Pay Scales. This will be agreed upon depending on experience and qualifications.
To Apply
To apply, please send your CV along with a short covering note, your SCP (spinal column point) level and your contact details to clerk@aspleyguiseparishcouncil.gov.uk
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