Clerical Assistant - Boclair Academy - EAD10063

East Dunbartonshire Council; Bearsden; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a Clerical Assistant to join Boclair Academy in Bearsden. The role provides clerical support during term time, 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00. Salary is pro-rated for part-time hours and term-time working.

You will handle records, word processing, telephone and visitor enquiries and contribute to a caring school environment. The successful candidate will have experience in a busy office, strong customer service, good literacy and

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy office environment.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good communication and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school records using SEEMIS Click & Go.
• Word processing and general clerical tasks.
• Answer telephone and handle mail and enquiries.
• Deal with visitor, staff and pupil enquiries.
• Contribute to a caring and supportive school environment.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

IT skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Job description

Clerical Assistant - Boclair Academy - EAD10063

Please note that salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours.

Work pattern - 20 hours per week Monday to Friday 10 am to 2 pm.

Working in Boclair Academy, Bearsden you will provide clerical support for the school between the hours of 10.00 am and 2.00 pm during term-time.

You will undertake various clerical tasks as required by the School Support Manager including maintenance of all school records using SEEMIS Click & Go, word processing, telephone, mail etc. and deal with visitor, staff and pupil enquiries. You will also contribute to the provision of a caring and supportive environment for the whole school community.

You must have experience of working within a busy office environment and possess excellent customer service skills. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills, be literate and numerate with excellent IT skills.

This post is subject to a PVG check.

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.