* Job type: Administration and Business Operations
* Contract: Permanent
* Work pattern: Part-time
* Salary: Please see below
* Date posted: Monday 12 January 2026
* Closing date for applications: This is a rolling advertisement
* Employer: Cumberland Council
Clerk to the Management Committee
Hours: 10 hours per month; term-time only
Permanent
BS5 (Grade 5, plus JWC points) £13.47 per hour (£25,989 per annum, full-year, full-time equivalent)
Start Date: Negotiable on successful appointment. Candidate contractual requirements will be considered
We are seeking to appoint a highly organised, efficient administrator with excellent communication skills to support our Management Committee. The Clerk will have a knowledge of effective governance practice and will advise the Management Committee on all procedural and constitutional matters, manage memberships, administer meetings, and maintain appropriate records.
There are 4 Management Committee and 9 Sub-committee meetings per year, which are scheduled each September for the year ahead. Meetings are typically held in the late afternoon / early evening. Other working hours are scheduled at the Clerk’s discretion.
In return for your hard work, commitment and dedication we can offer you:
* Comprehensive training
* Support from our Management Committee and our Senior Leadership Team
* A competitive salary
The council supports equality of opportunity for all.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Short‑listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self‑disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the council prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this criminal record self‑disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
In addition to the above, the council reserves the right to carry out an online search on short‑listed candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.
Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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