Senior Clerical Assistant - EAY12846

East Ayrshire Council; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Council is seeking an efficient clerical assistant to support the provision and delivery of Housing Applications within Housing Services at Holmquarry House, Kilmarnock. This is a permanent job-share post with 17.5 hours per week (Week 1: Thu 9am‑5pm, Fri 9am‑4pm; Week 2: Wed-Thu 9am‑5pm and Fri 9am‑4pm) and a full year salary of £27,937–£29,247.

The workstyle is flexible, with office-based duties most of the time at the administrative base, contributing to the Council’s Community

Job description

Assist with the provision and delivery of an efficient and effective clerical support service including the processing of Housing Applications within Housing Services in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

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JOB DETAILS

This is a permanent job share post and the admin base for this post is Holmquarry House, Kilmarnock.

The hours of work are 17.5 per week working:

Week 1 - Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4pm.

Week 2 - Wednesday/Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4pm. The full time salary for this post is £27,937 - £29,247 per annum.

The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50% -79% of your time in an office location/ multiple work locations. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented.

East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador. To be considered for interview, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached job specification.

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