Monday, 16 May 2016
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Upchurch Parish Council - Vacancy for Parish Clerk / Responsible Financial Officer
Upchurch Parish Council is seeking to appoint a Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to undertake the administration of the Parish Council's work. The ideal candidate should have good administration, financial, IT and communication skills. The job requires you to be well organised and to work from home.
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 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.
Impartiality to matters and acting under instruction of the Council is imperative to this role.
Upchurch Parish Council are 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 are 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. (Full training will be given).
The job is 12 hours per week which includes at least 2 evening meetings per month. Salary scale is set nationally starting at spinal column point 15 £8.61 p/h and rising to spinal column 21 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 chairupc@outlook.com or via post to 1 Jubilee Fields, Upchurch Kent ME9 7AQ before the closing date of 13th June 2016.
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 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.
Impartiality to matters and acting under instruction of the Council is imperative to this role.
Upchurch Parish Council are 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 are 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. (Full training will be given).
The job is 12 hours per week which includes at least 2 evening meetings per month. Salary scale is set nationally starting at spinal column point 15 £8.61 p/h and rising to spinal column 21 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 chairupc@outlook.com or via post to 1 Jubilee Fields, Upchurch Kent ME9 7AQ before the closing date of 13th June 2016.
If you would like to discuss this prior to application contact details can be found on the Parish Council website.
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Monday, 9 May 2016
Upchurch Parish Council - Damage to the Recreation Ground Fence
Fence posts have been stolen from the Recreation Ground Fence on the boundary of Chaffes Lane. This incident has been reported to the PCSO.
Please contact the Clerk if you have any details of this offence.
Julia Cura, Clerk to the Parish Council
Tel: 01634 363906
Email: clerk@upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Website: www.upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Email: clerk@upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Website: www.upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
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