Business Support Assistant - MOR10826

Moray Council; Elgin; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Moray is seeking a clerical support professional to provide effective administrative assistance for the Education and Communities services. The role includes data entry, record keeping, and utilizing relevant software tools. Ideal candidates will hold required minimum qualifications and demonstrate strong communication and organizational skills in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy office environment using relevant technology.
• High level of accuracy in work and ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent customer care and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient clerical support for Education and Resources services.
• Undertake tasks for the Education services.
• Maintain confidentiality and travel between various work locations.

Skills

Clerical Work

Data Entry

Word Processing

Record Keeping

Filing

Effective Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

4 SQA National 5 grades or equivalent (including English and Maths)

ECDL or equivalent (Word Processing)

ECDL or equivalent (Spreadsheets)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

To provide efficient and effective clerical support for the Education and Education Resources & Communities services.

Responsibilities

Provide clerical support for the Education and Education Resources & Communities services.
Undertake tasks and processes to support the work of the Education and Education Resources & Communities services.
Provide confidential clerical support for the Education and Education Resources & Communities services.
Participate in the Council's employee review and development programme.

The Individual

Experience in clerical work including figure work, data entry, word processing, record keeping and filing.

Experience of working in a busy office environment using relevant technology and equipment e.g. photocopier, email, Intra/Internet.

4 SQA National 5 grades or equivalent at level 3 or above including English and Maths/Arithmetic.

Recognised qualification for word processing, e.g. ECDL or equivalent.

Recognised qualification for spreadsheets, e.g. ECDL or equivalent.

High level of accuracy in work.

Ability to prioritise own workload.

Ability to use initiative in day to day tasks.

Ability to participate as a team member.

Effective written and oral communication skills.

Ability to deliver a high level of customer care.

Effective organisational and time management skills.

Self confident and self motivated.

You may need to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car.

Appreciation and acceptance of, and commitment to the importance of confidentiality.

Experience of operating software applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Ability to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills.

Ability to identify and suggest improvements.

Flexible and adaptable.

Understanding of and ability to demonstrate key inter-personal skills on the telephone, by email and face to face.

Willingness to accept direction/delegation.

Ability to develop effective working relationships.

Ability to work in an open plan/shared office.

Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service.

Ability to work in different offices depending on the needs of the service.

Ability to work under pressure whilst meeting deadlines.

Capacity to deal with some emotionally difficult and sensitive situations.

Closing Date: 20 June 2025
Starting Salary: £24,995.10
£13.26 per hour
36.25 Hours per week

For further information contact Yvonne Curry, Business Support Team Leader, telephone [phone], email [e-mail].