Bradwell Parish Council are looking for another Assistant to the Clerk. If you are interested in applying please contact the Clerk. The Application Form is attached.

Job title: Assistant to the Clerk 

Reports to: Parish Clerk

Salary scale: LC1 (SCP 7-12) £12.63 - £13.73/hour

Start: June/July 2024

Probation period: 4 months

• General office administration including answering the telephone in a professional manner, providing general information and taking messages as appropriate, to attend to the post and emails.
• To handle bookings for the Community Centres in accordance with the conditions of hire, to handle invoicing, collection of payments, financial management.
• Ensure all relevant inspections and tests are carried out and liaising with the cleaning contractor on the cleaning rota and to order cleaning materials.
• Manage arrangements to ensure that the Community Centres are ready for each hirer.
• Check the Council website / social media (Facebook) and update as required.
• If required attend meetings of the Council, its committees and working parties and prepare agendas and minutes for the meetings.
• Marketing for the Council such as posters, flyers etc.
• To receive and deal with correspondence and documents and to liaise with the public on behalf of the Council.
• Obtain quotes and place orders for supplies and works as instructed by the Clerk.
• To undertake tasks and actions as delegated by the Clerk and attend any events of the Council, which may be out of normal office hours, if required.
• To undertake other duties as may be required from time-to-time commensurate with the level of the post and, in particular, to provide short-term cover for the Clerk in the event of absence, including taking Minutes of meetings.
• To attend training courses or seminars on the work and role of the Assistant to the Clerk, with an aim to completing ILCA and CILCA qualifications.
• To assist in producing and publishing the Council newsletter, including attending editorial meetings when necessary.
• To ensure environmental matters raised with Milton Keynes Council are satisfactorily monitored and actioned.

Essential skills

• The candidate will be office based and all office requirements will be provided.
• Salary will be paid at NJC Scale SCP7 to SCP12, starting point depending upon experience.