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Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council - Executive Officer (Clerk and RFO)

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council - Executive Officer (Clerk and RFO)

Role: Executive Officer (Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer) Location: Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council, Gloucestershire GL54 2AZ Salary: £45,529 - £48,738 (SCP 33-36) depending on skills and ex...

15 Oct 2026 Vacancies

Wallingford Town Council - Macebearer

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Wallingford Town Council - Macebearer

An exciting opportunity to become a Macebearer in Wallingford! Have you ever attended a civic event in Wallingford and wondered who the chap in green is, carrying the Mace? The Macebearer has a very i...

30 Sept 2026 Vacancies

Whitchurch-on-Thames Parish Council - Clerk

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Whitchurch-on-Thames Parish Council - Clerk

Whitchurch-on-Thames Parish Council Parish Council Clerk Vacancy Location: Primarily working from home apart from monthly Parish Council meetings and occasional meetings in the village Hours: 35 hours...

25 Sept 2026 Vacancies

South Hinksey Parish Council - Clerk & RFO

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

South Hinksey Parish Council - Clerk & RFO

SOUTH HINKSEY PARISH COUNCIL Chairperson – Joseph Denby Locum Clerk – Gill Peacock Email: clerk@southhinksey-pc.gov.uk Phone: 07765 864588 Website: https://southhinksey-pc.gov.uk/ VACANCY FOR A PARISH...

25 Sept 2026 Vacancies

Shrivenham Parish Council - Finance Admin Officer

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Shrivenham Parish Council - Finance Admin Officer

Vacancy: Finance Admin Officer Employer: Shrivenham Parish Council Location: Parish Office, Memorial Hall, Highworth Rd, Shrivenham (office based, with flexibility for occasional homeworking) Salary: ...

17 Sept 2026 Vacancies

Shrivenham Parish Council - Parish Clerk / Responsible Financial Officer & Trust Secretary

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Shrivenham Parish Council - Parish Clerk / Responsible Financial Officer & Trust Secretary

Vacancy: Parish Clerk/Responsible Finance Officer & Trust Secretary Employer: Shrivenham Parish Council Location: Parish Office, Memorial Hall, Highworth Rd, Shrivenham (office based, with flexibility...

17 Sept 2026 Vacancies

Have Your Say: Consultation on a New Proper Practices Framework for Smaller Authorities

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Have Your Say: Consultation on a New Proper Practices Framework for Smaller Authorities

The Smaller Authorities Proper Practices Panel (SAPPP) has today launched a consultation on a proposed new framework of proper practices for Category 2 Authorities in England, and the Panel would welc...

11 Sept 2026 Consultations

Stadhampton Parish Council - Clerk & RFO

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Stadhampton Parish Council - Clerk & RFO

Stadhampton Parish Council Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer Location: home-based Hours: 12 per week Salary: NJC Scale LC1, scale points 7 - 17 (£14.14 - £16.61 per hour), depending upon experience,...

11 Sept 2026 Vacancies

Pay Agreement 2026/27

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Pay Agreement 2026/27

2026-27 NATIONAL SALARY AWARD The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has agreed the new pay scales for 2026-27 to be implemented from 1 April 2026. Employers are encouraged to ...

25 Aug 2026 National News

Managing Sports Pitches During Drought

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Managing Sports Pitches During Drought

As the football and rugby seasons will be starting soon, we have been seeking advice for parish and town councils on how to ensure the safety of pitches in the current drought. Andrew Parsons from the...

19 Aug 2026 National News

ArtRoots Fund: now open in England, and extended to 31 August

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

ArtRoots Fund: now open in England, and extended to 31 August

ArtRoots offers grants for community art projects along traffic-free National Cycle Network routes in England. That can include murals, sculptures, artistic seating, interpretation boards, planters, l...

12 Aug 2026 Funding News

Probation Review Forms Now Available

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Probation Review Forms Now Available

Our new HR consultants have developed a suite of probation review documents in light of the recent changes to employment law. Under the new legislation, employees will be able to bring an ordinary unf...

23 Jul 2026 Local News

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