Senior Administrative Officer – Community Learning

Renfrewshire Council; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Renfrewshire Council is seeking a Senior Clerical Officer to support the Adult and Family Learning Team. The post focuses on clerical duties, financial processing, and reporting to enable community learning activities in West Johnstone Campus.

The role requires strong organisational and communication skills, experience with Excel and databases, and the ability to work both in a team and independently to meet deadlines. Desirable SVQ3 in Administration and procurement/supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a clerical role with a wide range of support duties.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and databases.
• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative, meeting deadlines.
• SVQ level 3 in Administration or equivalent desirable.
• Experience with procurement systems (Business World) desirable.
• Experience supervising staff desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and business support services, processing manual and computerised data and supporting stakeholders.
• Produce and analyse reports and prepare documents, including letters and reports.
• Process purchase orders and provide basic IT assistance as needed.
• Instruct, allocate and check work of employees, offering guidance regularly.
• Support the Customer & Digital Operations team and liaise with Council staff as required.

Skills

Organised

Communication skills

Teamwork

Deadline-driven

Customer care

Education

SVQ level 3 in Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Databases

Job description

Renfrewshire Council is seeking a Senior Clerical Officer to support the Adult and Family Learning Team. The post focuses on clerical duties, financial processing, and reporting to enable community learning activities in West Johnstone Campus.

The role requires strong organisational and communication skills, experience with Excel and databases, and the ability to work both in a team and independently to meet deadlines. Desirable SVQ3 in Administration and procurement/supervisory experience.