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'.
Balderton Parish Council
Assistant Parish Clerk / Operations Manager
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Name of contact at council: Marion Fox Goddard
Council address: Balderton Village Centre, Coronation Street, Balderton NG24 3BD
Contact email: clerk@baldertonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Contact phone number: 01636703626
Hours of work: 25-30 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Some evening/weekend work.
Pay scale or hourly rate: NJC pay scale 18-23 pro rata
Location: Balderton Village Centre, Coronation Street, Balderton, NG24 3BD
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For more full details and an application forms, see: https://www.baldertonparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/balderton-parish-council-20520/jobs/
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Closing Date: 13th April
Harby Parish Council
CLERK and RFO
Name of contact at council: Caron Ballantyne
Council address: 71 High Street, Collingham, Newark NG23 7LB
Contact email: clerk@harbyparishcouncil.gov.uk
Contact phone number: 01636893342
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18 hours per month
Work from home - plus meetings at Harby Village Hall
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The existing Parish Clerk is looking to retire later in the year following a suitable handover to a new Clerk. The Parish Council are therefore seeking a Clerk for this small rural community which is asset rich.
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For more info see: https://harbyparishcouncil.gov.uk/news/job-advert
Pay scale or hourly rate: TBA depending on experience - starting SCP 7
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Closing Date: 18-Apr-2025
Barrowby Parish Council (Lincolnshire)
CLERK
18 hours per week across 4 or 5 days, WFH or hybrid
Pay scale or hourly rate: In the range of SCP 20 to 23 (£31,586 per annum per rata, £16.37 per hour to £33,366 per annum per rata, £17.29 per hour) + NEST pension contribution
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Name of contact at council: Sharon Pyke
Council address: Reading Room, Church Street, Barrowby, NG32 1BX
clerk@barrowbyparishcouncil.gov.uk 07710087124
Barrowby is a rural village with a growing community that sits circa 2.5miles east of Grantham in Lincolnshire. The clerk will be supported by the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO), an assistant clerk, a caretaker and a litter picker. There are eleven seats at council, with one councillor vacancy. Next year’s precept has been set at £68,500 with c.£55,000 of income from its assets and grant awards. The council is responsible for, and directly manages a sports pavilion and sports field, the Reading Room, a burial ground, allotments and two play areas. The RFO and assistant clerk currently oversee three of the council’s five committees.
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Further information relating to the parish can be found on the Parish Council’s website: https://barrowbyparishcouncil.org.uk/ .
If you wish to have an informal chat in advance of submitting your application, please call the locum clerk on 07710 087124.
Full details at: https://barrowbyparishcouncil.org.uk/parish-clerk-vacancy/ Job description, person spec & application are available to download from the website
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Closing Date: 23-Mar-2025