Name of Local Council: | Lytchett Matravers Parish Council |
Description of Office: | Council member |
COMPETENCY |
ESSENTIAL |
DESIRABLE |
Relevant knowledge, Education, Professional Qualifications & Training | § Knowledge and understanding of local affairs and the local community. | § Relevant vocation, experience or professional qualifications. |
Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Ability | § Interest in local matters.
§ Ability and willingness to represent the Council and their community. § Good interpersonal skills. § Ability to communicate succinctly and clearly both orally and in writing. § Ability and willingness to work closely with other members and to maintain good working relationships. § Good reading and analytical skills. § Ability and willingness to work with the council’s partners (e.g. voluntary groups, other parish councils, principal authority, charities). § Ability and willingness to undertake relevant training. § Ability to work under pressure. |
§ Experience of working or being a member in a local authority or other public body.
§ Experience of working with voluntary and or local community/ interest groups. § Basic knowledge of legal issues relating to town and parish councils or local authorities. § Good standard of computer literacy. § Good standard of numeracy. |
Circumstances | § Ability and willingness to attend meetings of the council (or the meetings of other local authorities and local bodies) in the evening and events in the evening and at weekends.
§ Enthusiasm for the benefit of the local community. |
Based on a template provided by NALC (Legal Briefing L15-08)
Approved and accepted by Lytchett Matravers Parish Council on 15th June 2015