SLLC 2040 - HR Assistant

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture; Hamilton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local leisure and culture organization is seeking an HR Assistant to join its team in Rutherglen. This role involves providing HR support, focusing on absence management and guiding managers in employee relations. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical and communication skills and experience in HR functions. The position offers a hybrid work pattern, competitive salary, and numerous employee benefits including a pension scheme and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

Award-winning pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing and supporting absence management cases.
• Experience supporting management with HR queries.
• Ability to conduct report writing and participate in HR projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR information and guidance across all levels.
• Assist managers with employee relations and absence management.
• Engage in HR projects that align with organizational values.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office knowledge

Job description

Location: Springhall Library, Cruachan Road, Rutherglen, ML3 0EW

Salary: £28,340 - £37,465 per year

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Closing Date: Sunday 10 August 2025 11.59pm.

Interview Dates: Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 August.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO has an exciting opportunity for a HR Assistant. The successful candidate will be part of our HR team, helping to deliver a consistent HR service across SLLC, which comply with best HR practice and employment legislation.

The post-holder will have the ability to provide professional information and guidance to all levels of management and our employees on a variety of HR matters, with a focus on absence management. You must therefore have proven experience in managing and supporting absence management cases, and be able to assist on all other employee relations matters, whilst getting involved in report writing and exciting HR projects that align with our Vision, Mission and Values.

You will have excellent planning and organisational skills together with good knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages, and the ability to handle multiple systems and data analysis. You will have experience of working in a HR department, supporting managers in a wide range of HR activities and be able to demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people do the right thing, own it, enjoy being part of a great team and are positive. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation, and we look forward to the successful candidate coming on board and joining our team.

Working pattern is hybrid working, 35 hours per week.

Please answer the following questions and attach to your application as a supporting document:

APPLICATION QUESTIONS

• Describe an absence management case you have supported. What was your involvement, what steps did you take, and what processes and procedures did you follow?
• Describe your experience supporting management or a colleague with a query. What was the query and how was it resolved to a positive outcome?
• Can you tell me about a disciplinary or other complex HR case you have been involved in, what was your role and what did you do?

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• 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)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.