Staff Vacancies
Bexhill-on-Sea Town Council is seeking to appoint a part-time Committee Administrator to assist the Town Clerk and officers of the Town Council with a variety of administrative tasks and projects.
Job Description
To provide administrative support to the Town Clerk and front-of-house services to the Town Council to ensure the efficient running of the Town Council offices. To use own initiative to carry out the specific responsibilities listed below, with minimal supervision. To deal with enquiries in the Town Clerk’s absence from members of the public or council in person, via the telephone or by email. Hours of work are 22.5 hours per week initially with the possibility of growth in the future to a full-time role. Paid holiday is 23 days per year pro-rata plus Bank Holidays and two statutory days.
Specific Responsibilities
- Manage the Mayor’s Diary.
- To carry out filing duties and maintain accurate records, both paper and digital, in line with the council’s retention policy.
- To draft correspondence and documents on instruction from the Town Clerk.
- To assist the Town Clerk with any other administrative tasks as and when required.
- To assist the officers and staff with administrative task as and when required.
- To produce Council/Committee Agendas, reports and meeting minutes.
- To maintain an awareness of the activities of the council by reading the minutes as they are published.
- To be aware of the policies of the council, as posted from time to time on the website. To implement policies as applicable to the work of the council.
- To attend training courses or seminars to enhance the work and role of Committee Administrator as required by the council.
Working hours will be three days per week 8:30am-4:30pm Tuesday–Thursday with a half-hour unpaid break. The post is offered at point NJC SPC 7 £25,584 per annum pro rata (£15,558). Applications should be submitted to the Town Clerk by 5pm on Friday 15th August 2025.
More information, including details on how to apply, can be found on our website or by emailing [email protected] | Tel: 01424 214248