RHOSSILI COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
Salary: LC1 7-12; £20,444- £22,571
(Pro rata average 20 hours per month, approx. £2,551 per annum)
Applicants will normally begin at the first point of the scale.
Rhossili Community Council are looking for a Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer to work flexibly for 20 hours per month on average. The Community Council has seven members and meets monthly. The job is home-based with attendance at the monthly (evening) meeting. There may be a requirement to attend ad-hoc meetings.
The post-holder will be responsible for:
- Being the first point of contact for the Community Council, receiving and dealing with mail and email.
- Posting to the village noticeboards and helping to keep the Community Council website and social media up to date.
- Preparing the Agenda and taking and distributing minutes of the monthly Council meetings.
- Following up actions from the monthly meetings.
- Keeping in touch with other relevant councils, e.g. via One Voice Wales and advising the Council of updates to statutory requirements, policies and practice.
- Dealing with all financial matters, to include dealing with invoices, checking bank statements, preparing quarterly statements, preparing budget projections, submitting VAT claims and preparing files for internal and external annual audit.
Person Specification includes:
- Experience of administrative management
- Competent IT skills including Word and Excel
- A financial background is not essential but the applicant must have a good level of numeracy and attention to detail. The outgoing RFO will give a handover and will be available for advice during the early months of the role.
- Ability to work with others and to work independently, prioritising own workload.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Willingness to pursue training towards the Certificate in Local Council Administration is essential. Relevant training costs will be covered by the Community Council.
Click here for further details. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact either Cllr. Maggie Kirk on 07768 898431 or Cllr. Gill Boulding on 07968 102392.
Application is by CV with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification, emailed to Rhossilicc@gmail.com by November 7th 2022. Interviews will be held as soon as suitable candidates are available. The position will close once the right candidate has been found. Start date: December 1st or as soon as possible after.
