The date for the Parish Council meeting will be Wednesday 27th of May 2026 at Compton Abbas Church Hall at 6.30pm
Vacancy for Clerk to Compton Abbas Parish Council 22nd of January 2026
Compton Abbas Council are seeking a part time Clerk to undertake the duties of Proper Officer /RFO to the council to join the Parish Council on the 1st of May, which will give sufficient time for the handover from the existing Clerk.
We are a small Parish situated in Compton Abbas Parish, North Dorset
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who works well from home and as a team.
Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications but will be in line with the National Association of Clerks payment guidelines. All relevant training and subscriptions to relevant industry bodies will be paid by the Council.
The role is part time for 20 hours per month.
We are qualified for the General Power of Competence, as to the present date, as the retiring Clerk holds the CiLCA qualification and there are sufficient members of the Council who were voted in at the last election. We would be looking for applicants to have the Cilca qualification, or similar, but it is not essential. If applicants are not qualified, we would welcome applications from those who are willing to undertake the relevant training.
All we ask for is enthusiasm, organisation and a willingness to serve the community and the Council.
Please read the job description for more details on the role. If you think you would be suitable for this post please send your CV with covering letter to clerk@comptonabbas.org.uk.
Closing date for applications is the 27th of February 2026
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Compton Abbas lies in the lee of the chalk downs, three and a half miles south of Shaftesbury. The earliest records give it's name as Cumtune, to which Abbas was added in the 16th century when it was part of the lands belonging to the Abbess of Shaftesbury. The name is derived from 'cum', a valley, and 'tun', a settlement.
Compton Abbas is a scattered village consisting of three hamlets, East and West Compton, and Twyford with outlying farmsteads. The Comptons lie in a soutwest facing valley bounded to the east by an arc of chalk downland with Melbury Beacon (863ft) to the north, and Fontmell Down to the southwest. Twyford is one and a half miles west of the Comptons, lying on the eastern edge of the Blackmore Vale. All the parishes between Shaftesbury and Blandford were given elongated shapes in order that each should have a mix of high and low ground. Compton Abbas covers 1,491 acres (603 hectares) and stretches from the flat top of the Downs in the east to the lower land of the Blackmore Vale in the west. The Downland is chalk with many flints and the valley is fertile Upper Greensand. To the west is Lower Greensandwith some Kimmeridge clay towards the parish boundary along the River Stirchel.
The main north-south road from Shaftesbury to Blandford (A350) bisects the parish. The area lying to the east of the road is in the Outer Cranborne Chase and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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