SWRK 2299 - G1 Clerical Assistant (Adult & Older People) (606045)

South Lanarkshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland is looking for a Clerical Assistant to provide administrative support in Hamilton. The part-time role (17.5 hours/week) involves supervising clerical duties, handling correspondence, and maintaining records. Ideal candidates will be motivated with strong communication skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension scheme enrollment, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Excellent Salary

Enrolment in local government pension scheme

Up to 32 days annual leave

Occupational sick pay

Family friendly policies

Employee discounts

Career development/progression

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Good keyboard, oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Supervise clerical staff workload.
• Manage task rotas and coordinate emails.
• Update Social Work Case Management systems.
• Provide word processing, maintain spreadsheets, answer phone calls.

Skills

Good keyboard skills

Oral communication skills

Written communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Word

Knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

Description

We have an existing opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team based in Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB. This post is a permanent 17.5 hours per week post working alternate Wednesdays and Thursday 08:45 – 16:45 and Friday 08:45 – 16:15.

This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships public service delivery.

If you are keen for career development and want to progress within our service, join an admin team where we encourage forward thinking and new ideas, and where there are development opportunities which could lead to promotion.

You would be part of a successful, well established administration service working in a fast-phased environment and as a Grade 1 Level 4 Clerical Assistant, along with your line manager, you will supervise the workload of the clerical staff working within an administration team, ensuring duties are carried out in accordance with timescales. You will undertake a wide variety of admin duties including coordinating the generic Outlook mailboxes, managing task rotas to facilitate hybrid working, update the Social Work Case Management systems, provide a word processing service, maintain spreadsheets, answer and field phone calls, minute taking, scan and index documents and other general admin tasks to support our colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community.

We welcome applications from people who are enthusiastic and motivated and have good keyboard, oral and written communication skills and a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, to provide a comprehensive admin support to our operational colleagues, undertaking a range of clerical tasks.

Working For Us

We Can Offer You

• Excellent Salary
• Enrolment in the award-winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 32 days annual leave, dependent on your length of service
• Public holiday entitlement (10 days pro rata)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, bank/buy 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)
• Working a blended model between home and office
• Career development/progression
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light Discount Card

All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be invited along to an interview.

Hours: 17.5 per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £13,531 - £13,695

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

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is exempted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• 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)

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

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