Sessional Senior Clerical Assistant - (Sessional) - REF:HSCP/83253

Inverclyde Council; Greenock; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland is seeking a Sessional Senior Clerical Assistant (Peripatetic) to provide vital administrative support across Health & Social Care services. This role focuses on delivering person-centred services that support local communities. Successful candidates will have the opportunity for flexible working arrangements, contributing to essential services that enhance community well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Attractive pension schemes

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles is desirable.
• Ability to adapt to different environments.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality reception and administrative support.
• Work across various Health & Social Care Partnership services.
• Ensure respectful and trauma-informed interaction.

Skills

Administrative support

Reception skills

Person-centered approach

Job description

Location: The James Watt Building 105 Dalrymple Street Greenock, PA15 1HU

Salary: £27,047 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

Position Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

Hours: 0 hours per week

Job Description

Sessional Senior Clerical Assistant REF: HSCP/ 83253

Location: The James Watt Building, 105 Dalrymple Street, Greenock

Hours: Sessional

Job Advert: Sessional Senior Clerical Assistant (Peripatetic)

Service:Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
Location:Various HSCP Buildings across Inverclyde
Grade:Grade 3 – SCP25
Contract Type:Sessional (Casual)
Hours:As and when required

We are currently seeking aSessional Senior Clerical Assistant (Peripatetic)to provide high-quality reception and administrative support across a range of Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) services. This is acasual role, offering flexibility and variety, ideal for someone who enjoys working in different environments and supporting frontline services.

Inverclyde HSCP is committed to delivering services that reflect our strategic vision:

“Inverclyde is a compassionate community, working together to ensure people live active, healthy, and fulfilling lives.”

As part of this commitment, the Sessional Senior Clerical Assistant (Peripatetic) will contribute to a service that is:

• Person-centred and trauma-informed, ensuring that individuals are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Focused on reducing inequalities, by supporting services that are accessible and responsive to the needs of our most vulnerable communities.
• Empowering communities, by helping to deliver services that build on local strengths and assets.
• Collaborative, working in partnership with colleagues, service users, and third sector organisations to improve outcomes for the people of Inverclyde.

By joining our team, you will be part of a workforce that is valued, supported, and empowered to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local people.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to vital services while maintaining flexibility in your working life.

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.

• Please note that if you apply via this website it is important that you regularly check your emails following your application submission. All further communication regarding your application, including any invite to interview and, if relevant, details of any formal offer/contract,will be done by email.You should ensure that your email is set up to receive emails from MYJOBSCOTLAND and Inverclyde Council, and that they are not filtered into any JUNK/SPAM folders.
• Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer paying the Living Wage Rate where required. Please click the link to `Essential Applicant Information’ above for more information.

Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.

Further Assistance

Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at: [e-mail] .

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working

Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity.

Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits web page.