Business Support Assistant - Isobel Mair School - ERN06662

East Renfrewshire Council; Newton Mearns; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking a Business Support Assistant for Isobel Mair School to provide efficient administrative support. You will help manage correspondence, handle telephone and in‑person enquiries, and prepare documents such as letters, agendas and meeting papers.

You will be part of a business support team, delivering reliable and efficient admin services to colleagues and stakeholders within the school and council.

Qualifications

• Experience providing general administrative support.
• Proven ability to handle correspondence and phone inquiries.
• Experience in preparing letters, agendas and meeting papers.

Responsibilities

• Assist with general business support activities and administration.
• Manage correspondence and handle telephone and face‑to‑face enquiries.

Skills

Admin support

Correspondence

Telephone enquiries

Meeting papers

Job description

Business Support Assistant - Isobel Mair School - ERN06662

The successful applicant will assist with general business support activities including managing correspondence, dealing with telephone and face-to-face enquiries and preparing documents such as letters, agendas and meeting papers.

You will be part of a business support team and provide efficient and effective administrative support

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 15 November 2026

Interview date: 26 November 2026

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References - during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact

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