Role: Democratic and Member Services Officer
Location: Chorley Town Hall and Leyland Civic Centre
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £38,220 - £39,152
Closing Date: 25 May 2026
Are you highly organised, detail-driven, democratic services professional with strong knowledge of local government law, governance, constitutional arrangements, and committee management?
If you are passionate about local democracy and thrive in a fast‑paced, public‑facing environment, this is an excellent opportunity to play a key role at the heart of the council.
What you’ll be getting up to
* Working with councillors and officers at all levels
* Providing support to members to carry out their role
* Organising meetings, creating agendas, ensuring correct sign‑off of reports via reports management
* Supporting meetings, giving advice on procedure and minute taking
* Working with teams across the councils, including Digital Services
Who we’re looking for
* A high degree of political sensitivity to be able to work with, advise and influence members and officers
* Capable of expressing information and ideas orally and in writing that is logical, well‑structured, timely, accurate, and meaningful to the audience
* Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision, prioritising and organising to ensure business needs are met
* Strong organisational skills
* Use of Mod.gov or another committee management system and Microsoft packages
* The ability to work flexibly outside usual office hours
* This is a politically restricted post
Other requirements
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or equivalent mobility.
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cashback on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Free parking
Our Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cashback on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering days
* Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part‑time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.
About Us
Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first‑class services and promoting the well‑being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back‑end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Interview date: 1 June 2026
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of this post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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