Bosley Village

Bosley Parish Council is seeking a community minded person with basic IT skills and who is a good communicator, both written and oral, for the part-time post of Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer.

The post is for 2 to 4 hours per week (worked flexibly from home) and the salary is based upon the National Association of Local Councils’ salary scale. (SCP18-22 depending on experience)

The Clerk is the official point of contact for the Council and is responsible for carrying out the Council’s instructions, dealing with all correspondence and as the Council’s “Responsible Financial Officer”, you will manage the council’s finances (basic accounts and PAYE responsibilities).

The routine business comprises (i) preparing agendas and papers for the Council meetings, held in the evening approx. every 6-8 weeks (ii) attending the meetings and taking minutes (iii) keeping accounts and preparing annual accounts for the Council; (iv) advising Council member on procedure issues, and (v) liaising with other organisations and parishioners as required by the Council.  

Although not essential, it would be useful for candidates to have a good knowledge of local government legislation, but more importantly a desire to get involved in village life & help to improve facilities/services for the local community.

For an informal chat, please contact Ian Rawlinson (Chair) on 07710 601880 or any other member of the Parish Council or email bosley-pc@outlook.com

Applications should be made by way of a letter which highlights candidates’ key skills, experience and attributes. Applications should be sent by e-mail to the Chairman, Ian Rawlinson at bosley-pc@outlook.com