Resource Worker (MHO) - REQ06921 - 492972

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave and 6 public holi

Smarter Working Policy

Learning and development through Learn

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is recruiting a Resource Worker for Adult Social Work in Motherwell to support Mental Health, Addiction, Adult Support & Protection, and Suicide Prevention across four services.

You will collate and analyse performance and budget information and provide administrative support to the team. PVG membership is required; you must hold an HNC/SVQ3 in business management or administration and have strong Excel skills. Interview week begins 2 November 2026.

Qualifications

• HNC or SVQ3 in business management or administration required.
• Experience in a social work setting is essential.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel, are required.

Responsibilities

• Collating and analysing performance and budget information for the service.
• Providing direct administrative support to the team and to the Service Manager.

Skills

Excel

IT skills

Education

HNC or SVQ3 in business management or administration

Job description

NLC9 £36,145 - £42,115

Do you have the experience, skills, dedication and enthusiasm to help promote and build on our successes? Are you an analytical thinker who can positively contribute to partnership working and demonstrate your commitment to Social Work values and standards? If yes, then we want to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting Resource Workers for Adult Social Work who have what it takes to help support the development and shape our approach to a new social work priority. This role will support the Service Manager within the following Adult Services, Mental Health, Addiction, Adult Support & Protection and Suicide Prevention. This includes working across the 4 services.

The role will further progress the innovative work within the service while enhancing partnership working across statutory, voluntary and third sector. Key functions will be supporting both national and local agendas in these areas. You will also be responsible for collating and analysing performance and budgetary information and providing direct administrative support to the team.

You must hold an HNC or SVQ3 in business management, administration or equivalent together with experience in a social work setting and have an excellent IT skill, particularly excel.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

Interview will take place week commencing 2nd November 2026.

Location:

Social Work HQ Dalziel Building Motherwell

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45 16:45 Friday: 08:45 - 16:15

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read - My NL