COMM ENT 5728 G1 - Clerical Assistant (600155)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discounts

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in Scotland is seeking a Clerical Assistant to provide administrative support to Waste and Grounds Services. This full-time role requires prioritising workloads, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality clerical tasks while maintaining strong customer care and working relationships with colleagues.

The post is based at Forrest Street Depot, Blantyre, with standard hours of 35 per week and a salary in the £25,183–£27,063 range.

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Experience undertaking a broad range of clerical tasks.
• Excellent customer care skills with colleagues and customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Waste and Grounds Services.
• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer care

Job description

Job Description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Thursday 15 October at 11:55pm.

Location: Forrest Street Depot, 18 Forrest Street Blantyre, G72 0JP.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday 8:45am - 4:45pm Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary £25,183 - £27,063

An exciting job opportunity has arisen for a full time Clerical Assistant within Community and Enterprise Resources.

This post requires a motivational individual to provide administrative support to Waste and Grounds Services. You must have the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines, be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and experience in undertaking a broad range of clerical tasks.

You will also be required to demonstrate excellent customer care skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.

View the Clerical Assistant job profile

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

About Us

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth