BROMYARD AND WINSLOW TOWN COUNCIL

CLERK TO THE COUNCIL - JOB DESCRIPTION

Salary: NJC salary scale SCP 37-41, pro rata for 30 hours per week.

Overall Responsibilities

The Clerk to the Council/Town Clerk will be the Proper Officer of the Council and Responsible Financial Officer and as such is under a statutory duty to carry out all the functions, and in particular to serve or issue all the notifications required by law, of a Local Authority's Proper Officer.

The Clerk will be totally responsible for ensuring that the instructions of the Council in connection with its function as a Local Authority are carried out.

The Clerk is expected to advise the Council on, and assist in the formation of, overall policies for the Authority's activities. The Clerk will produce all the information required for effective decision-making and constructively implement all decisions.

The person appointed will be accountable to the Council for the effective management of all its resources and will report to them as and when required.