Vacancy for Clerk/Responsible Finance Officer

After nearly sixteen years of service to Ixworth & Ixworth Thorpe Parish Council Mandy Adlington our current Clerk & Responsible has decided to retire from her role in May.

Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe Parish Council are therefore recruiting for a dual role as Clerk to the Parish Council and Responsible Finance Officer.  We are a thriving village with a population of approximately 2,500 people.

To support the Parish Council as it continues with its statutory duties, we are searching for a friendly, professional and efficient colleague to join the team from May 2025.

This important role is broad in terms of its variation of activities where a summary of the duties include:

 

• Ensuring the Parish Council’s compliance within all relevant legal and regulatory governance including advising Councillors on legislation and compliance matters
• Preparation and Publication of Parish Council meeting agendas
• Attendance at Parish Council evening meetings (at least monthly usually the 2^nd Wednesday of the month plus additional meetings when required)
• Minute taking at the meetings
• Liaising with partners and stakeholders such as District and County Councillors and Suffolk Highways.
• Responding to emails and correspondence
• Maintaining and updating the Parish Council website.
• As the Responsible Financial Officer, the successful candidate shall oversee the daily administration of the Parish Council’s finances and preparation of Annual Financial Audit.
• Act as line manager between Parish Council employees.
• Oversee the administrative tasks pertaining to burials in the Parish Cemetery for which the Parish Council are the Burial Authority. 

 

Hours a week; 15 (mostly from home)

Salary: SCP 5-17 on the National Association of Local Council pay scales (dependant on experience and qualifications) which equates to £12.85/£15.87 per hour)

 

Whilst the Certificate in Local Council Administration would be ideal for a candidate to have, it is not essential.  The ability to learn quickly and work towards achieving the qualification would be acceptable.  Any training requirements would be provided and funded by the Parish Council. 

If unqualified, the Responsible Financial Officer role will be initially undertaken by another officer and can be taken over when training is in progress. Additional paid time will be given for formal training.

Please see below Job description, Person Specification & Full Job Advert

Please contact the current Clerk, Mandy Adlington should you require further information or have any questions who can be contacted at clerk@ixworthparishcouncil.gov.uk  

or

Ben Lord – Parish Council Chairman by e-mail (ben.lord@ixworthparishcouncil.gov.uk)

Applications for this role are to be submitted to Mandy Adlington, Parish Clerk by email – clerk@ixworthparishcouncil.gov.uk

Closing Date:    31 March 2025 with interviews to be held during April 2025.