Clerk or Clerk / Responsible Finance Officer

Spine 21 to 27 £16.02 to £18.58 per hour

Stoke Row Parish Council, Reading

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Clerk or Clerk/RFO

Home Based with meetings in Stoke Row

20 Hours per month [With extra hours possible if workload high]

Salary: Spine 21 to 27 £16.02 to £18.58 per hour £347.10 to £402.56 per month dependant on experience

Working from home allowance £26.00 per month

Key Tasks

Ensure that the council conducts its business lawfully
Administer all the council's paperwork and governance (including policies)
Ensure that meeting papers are properly prepared and the public is aware of meeting times
Responsible for the financial affairs of the council
Communicate the council's decisions
Oversee the implementation of projects
Keep property registers and other legal documents
Maintain up to date training/qualifications
Public engagement, transparency and accountability
Help to ensure the PC maintains a value added approach to the Parish and Parishioner’s
Ensure that the PC website is brought up to date on a regular basis. Recognising that the Website is the major source of information on all matters Stoke Row PC – SODC- OCC for our Parishioners

Qualities

Must hold the Certificate in Local Council Administration or be prepared to work towards obtaining it on appointment within 3 years of commencement of employment
Literacy and numeracy education/training/experience which demonstrates high literacy and numeracy skills
Demonstrable experience of formal Committee work, agenda preparation and minute taking.
Experience of budget setting, monitoring processes, controls and financial management. reports
Experience of dealing with the public and working on own initiative
Ability to form and maintain sound working relationships
IT literate with sound working knowledge of MS Office, Excel and Windows packages.
Prepared to work varied hours to meet the needs of the post.
Enthusiastic with innovative qualities.

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