Vacancy for Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) from 01 June 2025.
Spofforth-with-Stockeld Parish Council seeks a motivated and organised person, preferably with prior experience, to take on the post of Clerk to the Council and Responsible Financial Officer. The Council consists of seven councillors working on a voluntary basis to do their best for the village.
The post is part time, approximately 20-25 hours per month working mainly from home, the hours of work are flexible apart from attendance at evening meetings. At present Council meetings are held at 7.30pm on the Third Wednesday of the month in the Long Memorial Hall Salary will be paid in accordance with the National Joint Council Pay Agreement, range between points 15 and 21 (£15.08 and £16.65 per hour) dependant on qualifications and experience. The Council will agree reasonable expenses. Salary and expenses paid monthly. Laptop and printer supplied.
- Must be able to store current Council material at home address in secure conditions.
- Must be a user of a range of IT packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel, and willing to take over management the Council’s website to comply with Smaller Authorities Transparency Code. Some experience of using a database or finance management system would be beneficial.
- Have, or be willing to develop a knowledge of administering a playground.
- Be willing to attend relevant training courses to develop your knowledge of Parish Council legislation and daily running.
- Responsibilities to include:
- Advising the Council on all statutory requirements and ensuring they are observed;
- Managing, and preparing for audit the Council’s accounts;
- Preparing in consultation with the Chair, the agenda;
- Receiving correspondence/documents on behalf of the Council and reporting such to the Council;
- Management of some aspects of the Spofforth Long Memorial Hall.
Please apply with CV and covering letter to Spofforth-with-Stockeld Parish Council.
For an informal chat about the role, please email current Clerk and RFO Becky before the end of May