Clerical Assistant

Falkirk Council; Reddingmuirhead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK seeks a Clerical Assistant to provide essential support. The role involves administrative tasks including minute taking, data processing, and maintaining filing systems. Applicants should have excellent IT and communication skills, along with a minimum of three years of office experience. This part-time position offers a salary of £25,311 - £25,581 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years experience in an office environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Self-motivated with a vast knowledge of Microsoft Packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to the Senior Clerical and SMT.
• Take minutes for TAC meetings.
• Process payments and invoices.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Data analysis

Education

Good standard of education

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Computerised packages

Job description

Location: Braes High School Newlands Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk, FK2 0DA

Salary: £25,311 - £25,581 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 14 hours per week

Job Advert

Falkirk Council is seeking to recruit a Clerical Assistant who is a highly skilled and committed to delivering the very best support service for staff and young people.

You will provide clerical support to the Senior Clerical and SMT as part of a busy administration team based in the secondary school.

The main duties of the post include minute taking for TAC meetings, mail, word processing, data input, payment and invoice processing using a variety of computerised packages. Maintenance of filing systems and database records, dealing with telephone enquiries and other general clerical tasks as required.

There will be specific emphasis on presentation skills associated with our internal media systems, achievement databases and the ability to present information aesthetically throughout the school. In addition, the use of excel spreadsheets to analyse attendance data is essential.

You should have a pleasant, flexible and efficient approach to work, possess excellent communication and IT skills, work effectively in a team environment, maintain confidentiality and a minimum of three- year experience in an office environment.

You will have a good standard of education, literacy and numeracy and be accurate, self-motivated with a vast knowledge of all Microsoft Packages, especially Excel, together with the ability to learn new skills as required.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.