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Chilton Town Council: Elected officials dedicated to enhancing community life and local services.
Chilton Town Council Allotments: Community spaces for residents to grow plants, vegetables, and foster community.
Chilton Town Council meetings: Regular sessions discussing local issues, setting agendas, and making decisions.
Chilton Town Council Cemetery: Respectful, well-maintained grounds offering burial services for the local community.
Junior Town Council: Engaging youth in local governance, fostering leadership, and addressing community issues.
Guidelines ensuring effective governance, community welfare, and transparent decision-making processes.
Volunteering: Integral to community spirit, supporting local initiatives, and fostering civic engagement.
Transparent management ensuring fiscal responsibility and supporting community projects and services.
Chilton Town Council, is ambitious, active and engaged with its local community, committed to the Town’s vision to seek opportunity and choice for future generations, while retaining pride in its local heritage. We work towards enhancing Chilton as an attractive place in which to live, visit and do business.
We are looking for an excellent manager and administrator who can work with Members develop their vision for the council. The Town Clerk will play a crucial role in turning words into action and ensuring the delivery of high-quality services to the residents of Chilton Town.
The person appointed will be directly accountable to the Town Council for the efficient and effective day to day management of the Council’s operations, its resources and a small team of staff. You will also have overall responsibility for ensuring that Council finances are managed transparently and provide value for money for use public funds.
You should have a proven track record in people and financial management as well as good administration, communication and organisational skills.
This post requires candidates to have a clear understanding of local government, and an excellent record in policy development, project management, communication and strategic thinking. Practical experience of cemetery management, allotments and facilities management is highly desirable. Excellent IT skills are essential and attendance at evening meetings will be required.
A Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) is desirable but not essential.
We offer nationally based terms and conditions of employment, including the Local Government Pension Scheme or contributions to a private pension scheme.
If you are a self-motivated individual capable of working without direct supervision; able to plan your own workload and that of others to meet specific deadlines; have enthusiasm and a flexible ‘can do’ attitude we would like to hear from you.
Candidate information including job description, person specification and application form are also available from hradvice@durham.gov.uk
For an informal discussion regarding the post please contact Cllr. Sue Reece on 07785511286.
The closing date for applications is 5 September 2024