Cemeteries Assistant - REQ06802 - 488971

North Lanarkshire Council; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

LearnNL learning academy

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking a Clerical/Administrative Support Officer to join the Cemeteries team at Strathclyde Country Park. You will provide essential clerical and admin support, including interment bookings, memorial permits, enquiries, and data processing.

The role requires SVQ2 in a relevant field, solid office experience, and good organisational skills. Monday–Thursday 8:30–16:30, Friday 8:30–16:15, with flexible working options and a strong learning culture through LearnNL.

Qualifications

• Educated to SVQ2 level or equivalent in a relevant subject such as office administration.
• Moderate office experience and understanding of general office procedures including filing and data handling systems.
• Working knowledge of booking systems and MS Office; good administrative and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative support for the Cemeteries service.
• Handle booking of interments and memorial permits; respond to enquiries.
• Process financial information, cheques and postal orders; maintain information systems.
• Produce statistical information and reports; support team initiatives and projects.

Skills

Office administration

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Education

SVQ2 or equivalent in office administration

Tools

Booking systems

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC4 - £26,991 - £28,283 per year

Based at Strathclyde Country Park, you will be part of the Cemeteries team and will assist in the provision of a clerical and administrative support for the service.

As you would expect, the post will be both challenging and varied, and will deal with both sensitive and routine administrative tasks such as booking of interments, managing the memorial permits, dealing with enquiries, processing financial information, handling of cheques and postal orders, maintaining information systems and producing statistical information and reports. You will also assist in some of the initiatives and projects within the team.

You should be educated to a SVQ2 level or equivalent in a relevant subject such as office administration. You will have moderate office experience and an understanding of general office procedures in include filling and data handling systems.

It is desirable that you have a working knowledge of booking systems and of Microsoft Office packages and possess good administrative and organisational skills. With the ability to work as part of a team and use your own initiative, you will also be able to work under pressure, solve problems and communicate sensitively and effectively.

Working Pattern - 35 Hours:

Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Friday, 8:30am to 4:15pm

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.*

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

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North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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