
Jobs
Please see below jobs listing for clerks and staff for Parish and Town Councils.
All information is provided by the councils and applicants should contact them directly.
CLERK refers to the role of Parish Clerk.
RFO refers to the role of Responsible Finance Officer.
Where these two roles are combined, the title of the job reads 'CLERK/RFO'.
Current Vacancies
Parish Council: Farnsfield
Role: Clerk/RFO
Name of Contact at Council: Cllr Corrine Moore, Chair of Staffing Cttee
Council Address: Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NG22 8JN
Contact email: corinne@farnsfield-pc.gov.uk
Hours: 25 hours per week hybrid working
Pay Scale: SPC29-32 (FTE £39,862-£42,839 per annum pro rata) depending on experience
More detail: Farnsfield Parish Council is a busy Council in a thriving village, located in the Newark & Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire. We are looking to appoint a permanent part-time Clerk/ Responsible Financial Officer, to work flexibly for 25 hours per week - from home and with at least 1 day per week in our office in the Farnsfield Village Centre. Duties include management of our other two part-time employees. A laptop and printer will be provided.
We have evening Council meetings, usually on the second and fourth Tuesdays of most months. Your clear and reliable advice and knowledge on the law and on Council policies & procedures will be essential, as will a good understanding of Parish Council accounting procedures. Holding a recognised Clerking qualification such as the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) is highly desirable.
You will be confident, highly motivated and an excellent communicator, with good organisational and administrative abilities and the capability to be firm when necessary.
Our employment terms and conditions follow those of the NALC standard Contract of Employment. You will be entitled to join the NEST pension scheme.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and covering letter (which should summarise your strengths in relation to this role and include two referees) by noon on Tuesday 5th May to the Chair of Staffing Corinne Moore on corinne@farnsfield-pc.gov.uk from whom the Job Description and Person Specification are also available on request. Interviews will be held the week commencing 11th May.
Notts ALC Ref: 3166
Parish: Burton Joyce
Role: Assistant Head Groundsperson
Hours: 37 per week
Location: On site at Burton Joyce facilities
Salary: LC1 £26.403 - £31.022 pa
Contact: Jess Sherrin (Clerk)
Email: clerk@burtonjoyceparishcouncil.gov.uk
Council address: The Old School Building, Main st, Burton Joyce, Notts
Closing Date: 4th May 2026
More info: https://www.burtonjoyceparishcouncil.gov.uk/vacancy-assistant-head-grounds-person/
Parish: North & South Wheatley
Role: Clerk & RFO
Hours: 30 per month
Location: Work from home plus attending Parish Council Meetings
Salary: SCP18 - 22 depending on qualifications and experience
Closing Date: 10th April 2026
Contact: clerk@northandsouthwheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk
for more information
Hickling Parish Council
Role: Parish Clerk and RFO
Hours: 8 per week
Location: Work from home plus attending meetings
Salary: LC1 Level 10 £14.35ph (subject to experience) progressing to max LC1 L13 £15.06ph plus £6.00pw WFH allowance
Contact: clerk@hickling-pc.gov.uk or Tracey Prosser on 07890 584820 to discuss
More Information: https://hickling-pc.gov.uk/clerk-position-available/
Closing Date: 30th April 2026
Notts ALC ref - 3104
Brinsley Parish Council
Role: Parish Clerk and RFO
Hours: 20 per week
Location:
Salary: SCP 24, the council operates the NEST Pension scheme
Contact: Cllr David Kerry, Brinsley Parish Council, Cordy Lane, Brinsley, NG16 5BY or
email: parishclerk@brinsley-pc.gov.uk
More information: Brinsley Clerk advert
Closing date: 21st May 2026
Notts ALC Ref: 3168
Heanor and Loscoe Town Council
Role: Town Clerk (the RFO is a separate post which reports to the Town Clerk)
Name of contact at council: Peter Leppard
Contact email: locum@heanorlosecoetowncouncil.gov.uk
25 hours per week (to be worked flexibly)
Job Description and Person Specification available upon request, submit CV and covering letter summarising strengths and including two referees
Closing Date: noon on 15 April 2026
Pay Scale: SPC33-36 depending upon experience