Mrs Helen McGladdery

What does your job entail – As the Proper Officer to the Council my job is to advise the Council on legal matters, ensure any decisions made by the Council are within their powers and lawful.  I carry out all financial functions for the Council, along with the annual audit. Other duties include: preparing the meeting agendas, taking the minutes of the meeting and carry out all actions agreed, managing the Allotments and Community News, to include advertising and I’m the editor. I Administer the Facebook page and am responsible for all Parish Council correspondence.  Most importantly I am the contact for the residents, and I do all this in 15 hours a week!  During the next year the Parish Council has budgeted to increase my hours to 20 a week if required to cover the proposed extra duties to include the management of the attenuation ponds, play areas and open space at the area formally known as Kinglake.  The management of the village play area and management of additional services the Parish Council will be taking on such as open space grass cutting, overgrown vegetation, street cleaning, gully clearance etc.

What made you want to be a Parish Clerk:  My previous career was in retail management, I took a career break to be at home with my 3 children and once they were all at School I was looking for a new challenge.  This job was advertised and was exactly what I was looking for and 10 years later I’m still here.  I love the variety in the job and how I can be preparing a detailed budget one day and carrying out an inspection at the allotments the next.

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, enjoying the outdoors and walking our dog at different locations, but in the summer you will always find us at the beach.

Tel: 07518 144614
clerk@bishopshullparishcouncil.gov.uk