COMM ENT 5728 G1 - Clerical Assistant (600155) - 490976

Southlanarkshire; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave up to 33 days

Public holidays up to 10 days

Sick pay

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is seeking a full-time Clerical Assistant to support Waste and Grounds Services at Forrest Street Depot, Blantyre. The role requires strong clerical skills, polite customer interactions and the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

The post offers 35 hours per week with an 8:45am–4:45pm pattern (Friday until 4:15pm). Overseas criminal records check may apply for some applicants; generous benefits are available through the local government scheme.

Qualifications

• Must be able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate good organisational skills.
• Experience undertaking a broad range of clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Waste and Grounds Services.
• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.
• Deliver a high standard of customer care.

Skills

Prioritisation

Organisational skills

Clerical experience

Customer care

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

Overseas Criminal Records Check

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)