Vacancy for Parish Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer

Hours: 25 hours per week (to be worked flexibly)

Salary: NALC scale points 29-32 (FTE £39,862-£42,839 per annum pro rata) depending on experience

Location: Working from home and at our office at the Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, Newark, NG22 8JN

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 Friday 27 March 2026 to the Locum Clerk, Peter Leppard, at [email protected] – from whom the Job Description and Person Specification are also available on request. If you would like to discuss the post informally before applying, please feel free to call Peter on 07860 624453.