£29,630 to £34,260 per annum, plus benefits
Whittlesey Town Council is seeking a new Town Clerk. In addition to acting as the Proper Officer of the Council, the Town Clerk is the Responsible Financial Officer.
Responsibilities
As the Town Clerk, you will take and produce minutes of meetings of the Council and its committees, issue the summons to meetings and advise the Council as to the legality of proposed actions.
You will maintain the financial records of the Council, using the Scribe accounting system, making payments and accepting receipts as necessary, you will produce monthly financial statements for the Council including reporting on variances to budget.
You will provide assistance each year in the preparation of the Council's budget and liaise with internal and external auditors.
The Council owns Peel House, in this role you will be responsible for organising regular maintenance and repair work, including liaison with the managing agents who deal with the two residential flats above Peel House.
You will manage a small number of commercial tenants at Peel House and also manage access by community groups and others to the Council chamber.
The Clerk is responsible for carrying out the resolutions of the Council and its committees, and for communications in the Council's name. There are four Civic Events each year: the Mayor's Ball, the Civic Service, the Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service and an Easter duck race. The Clerk assists in the preparation and management of all four Civic Events and is expected to attend them all. These events occur outside usual working hours/days.
You will be responsible for the Town Council lottery licence and for applying for road closure orders for Civic and entertainment events.
Whilst the duties above represents the main responsibilities of the Clerk, there are several other areas where the Clerk has a role, and the responsibilities of the Clerk do change depending upon the resolutions of the Council and its Committees.
We are looking for someone with the Certificate in Local Council Administration, but applications will be considered from candidates who are willing to study for the qualification.
This is a full time role, 37 hours per week (including evening and weekend attendance at meetings and Civic events). There is some limited flexibility as to specific daily working hours, potentially including some remote working. However, at a minimum, on at least four weekdays a week the Clerk will work from the Town Council Office in Peel House.
The Whittlesey Town Council office will be open to the public three or four mornings a week, and the Clerk will be responsible for dealing with public enquiries. The preference is that Tuesdays and Thursdays should be the days of the week that the office is not open to the public, but they can be flexible as to which weekday morning(s) the Office is not open to the public (apart from Fridays when the Office does need to be open).
Whittlesey Town Council is open to both job-sharing and flexible working arrangements.
Benefits
In return, Whittlesey Town Council offers a range of benefits including:
- salary £29,630 - £34,260 per annum, depending upon qualifications and experience, with an additional 8% of gross salary being paid by Whittlesey Town Council as a pension contribution
- five weeks paid holiday entitlement per annum, in addition to paid public holidays
How to apply
Please note, East Cambridgeshire District Council is not the employer for this vacancy and you should apply directly to Whittlesey Town Council.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please email clerk@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk for an application form.
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 15th August 2025, although Whittlesey Town Council reserve the right at their absolute discretion to accept late applications.