Laverstock and Ford Parish Council - Parish Clerk

Full-Time (or Part-Time minimum of 30 hours per week)

Salary Scale: SCP 37 – 41 £46,731 – £50,788 per annum (or pro-rata if part time)

This is an exciting, varied and rewarding opportunity to provide strategic leadership and management for the highly committed staff team and support for councillors in a large parish serving a growing semi-rural community of eleven thousand residents adjoining the City of Salisbury. Our community has changed dramatically over recent years due to the building of new housing developments at Bishopdown Farm, Riverdown Park, Old Sarum and Longhedge, a trend likely to continue if the Wiltshire Council Local Plan is adopted.

The parish council has a strong track record of providing an articulate and persuasive voice for local communities and delivering high quality facilities from play areas through to major developments such as Castle Hill Country Park. The increased responsibilities created by the growth of our community and the transfer of assets from Wiltshire Council has led to the establishment of a new committee structure and the expansion of the staff team, which, in addition to the Clerk, now comprises the RFO (as a separate post), Deputy Clerk/Administration Officer, Operations Officer, Operations Assistant, Communications and Community Engagement Officer and a Community Venues Officer.

We are seeking a new clerk who is equipped and motivated to inspire, develop and manage this continued process of growth, leading the team as it continues to adapt to new ways of working and rising to new challenges. The successful candidate will have the inter-personal skills necessary to form strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and a proven track record of delivering projects and managing budgets. We seek to be a flexible employer and wish to offer the widest range of candidates the opportunity to apply for this post, therefore we are offering some flexibility for the post to be either full time or part-time (with a minimum of 30 hours per week).   The post will be mainly based in our Bishopdown Farm office, but hybrid working arrangements will be considered for a suitable candidate.

The successful candidate must have the effective leadership and interpersonal skills to guide the council in its decision-making process and demonstrate the ability to manage and develop a small team of council staff. Core duties include managing staff, property/land management and event organisation. The ideal candidate will be a CiLCA qualified clerk, although consideration will be given to applicants who can demonstrate relevant experience and who are willing to work towards the CiLCA qualification.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 4th May 2025 and interviews are likely to be held during week commencing 19th May 2025.

The application pack is available to download from the Laverstock and Ford Parish Council website.