Working as Parish Clerk for Upchurch Parish Council will involve: preparing budgets, monitoring and balancing the Council's accounts and preparing records for audit purposes, ensuring that statutory and other provisions governing or affecting the running of the Council are observed. Preparing agendas for our council meetings and taking and writing up minutes as well as reports for local publications. Additional tasks will involve managing the Council’s website, responding to general correspondence and liaising with local residents, governing bodies, Swale Borough Council and Kent County Council. The successful candidate will also be required to oversee contractors carrying out Council work. You will need to be able to work from home and to store council documents.
Impartiality to matters and acting under the instruction of the Council is imperative to this role.
Upchurch Parish Council is responsible for a Burial Ground. The successful candidate would be required to liaise with families, undertakers and the Church in order to administer funerals and interments. You will also be required to oversee the administration and running of this area.
The Parish Council is responsible for allotments and the Clerk is responsible for the administration and rent collection of these.
Knowledge of Local Government procedures would be an advantage. Consideration will be given to candidates with the right skills and a willingness to learn a new role to support the Parish Council. A Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) qualification is preferred (or a willingness to achieve this within an agreed time scale, funded by the council if required).
The job is 12 hours per week which includes at least 2 evening meetings per month. The salary scale is set nationally starting at spinal column point LC2 SCP 18 £13.21 p/hr and rising to spinal column point 23 £14.67 p/hr dependent on experience.
Please apply by sending a CV and brief supporting letter explaining how you meet the requirements to the Chairman, either by emailing: tyroneripley@upchurchparishcouncil.gov.uk or via post to: The Chairman, Upchurch Parish Council, Kaine Farm House, Breach Lane, Upchurch, ME9 7PH before the closing date of Wednesday 27th July 2022.
If you would like to discuss this prior to application contact details can be found on the Parish Council website.
Upchurch Parish Council
