Clerical Assistant - ARB18710

Argyll & Bute Council; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking a clerical assistant to join the Roads and Infrastructure team in the Cowal area. The post is a temporary role with responsibilities to support the Area Business Support Officer and deliver excellent clerical and customer service.

The council highlights a flexible, supportive culture with a focus on learning and career development, and provides benefits such as a competitive salary and pension scheme. Applications close soon.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clerical support to the Area Business Support Officer to ensure customers and colleagues in Roads and Infrastructure Services receive the highest standard of service and customer care.

Job description

Service: Roads and Infrastructure

Closing Date: Friday 23rd October 2026

A vacancy has arisen for a clerical assistant to work within our team in the Cowal area for Argyll and Bute.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

The successful candidate will provide high quality clerical support to the Area Business Support Officer in a manner which will ensure that the customers and colleagues of Roads and Infrastructure Services receive the highest standard of service and customer care.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you're welcome to get in touch with us at [e-mail] . If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact [e-mail] directly

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee's director.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

• Louisa Hyde, Area Business Support Officer
• Telephone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]
• Reference: ARB/000781

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.