Parish Council Clerk and Responsible Financial

2 weeks ago


South Brent, United Kingdom North Huish Parish Council Full time

**North Huish Parish Council**

**Parish Council Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer**

The Council is looking for a part time Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer - 10 hours per month.

This role is primarily working from home, with attendance at one monthly meeting at St James Church, Avonwick, TQ10 9NA.

We are looking for a friendly, well motivated person with attention to detail, ideally with a background in council work and or finance.

North Huish Parish Council is a small, friendly parish council and you will be dealing with councillors, members of the public, and other organisations as part of the role.

Please see a formal job description below:
Overall Responsibilities:
The Clerk will be the Proper Officer of the Council and as such is under a statutory

duty to carry out all the functions, and to serve or issue all the notifications required

by law of a local authority's Proper Officer. The Clerk will be responsible for

ensuring that the instructions of the Council in connection with its function as a Local

Authority are carried out. The Clerk is expected to advise the Council on, and assist

in the formation of, overall policies to be followed in respect of the Authority's

activities and to produce all the information required for making effective decisions

and to implement constructively all said decisions. The Clerk is accountable to the

Council for the effective management of all its resources and will report to them as

and when required. The Clerk will be the Responsible Financial Officer, responsible

for all the financial records of the Council and the careful administration of its

finances.

Specific Responsibilities:
1. To ensure that statutory and other provisions governing or affecting the

running of the Council are observed.

2. To monitor and balance the Council's accounts and prepare records for audit

purposes and VAT.

3. To ensure that the Council's obligations for Risk Assessment are properly

met.

4. To prepare, in consultation with appropriate members, agendas for meetings

of the Council. To attend such meetings and prepare minutes for approval.

5. To receive correspondence and documents on behalf of the Council and to

deal with the correspondence/documents bringing such items to the attention

of the Council as necessary. To issue correspondence as a result of the

instruction or the known policy of the Council.

6. To receive and report on invoices for goods and services to be paid for by the

Council and to ensure such accounts are met. To issue invoices on behalf of

the Council for goods and services and to ensure payment is received.

7. To study reports and other data on activities pertinent to the Council. Where

appropriate, to discuss such matters with administrators and specialists in

particular fields and to produce reports for circulation and discussion by the

Council.

8. To draw up both on his/her own initiative and as a result of suggestions by

Councillors proposals for consideration by the Council and to advise on

practicability and likely effects of specific courses of action.

9. To monitor the implemented policies of the Council to ensure they are

achieving the desired result and update where appropriate. A list of strategic

documents is available.

10.To act as the representative of the Council as required.

11.To issue notices and prepare agendas and minutes for the Parish Meeting: to

attend the assemblies of the Parish Meeting and to implement the decisions

made at the assemblies that are agreed by the Council.

12.To attend training courses or seminars on the work and role of the Clerk as

required by the Council.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 2 per week

**Salary**: £12.06 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in South Brent

Expected start date: 01/04/2023



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