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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

 

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