SWRK 5780 - G1 Clerical Assistant (various)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in award winning local govt.

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement up to 10

Occupational sick pay

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in Hamilton is seeking a Clerical Assistant to join the Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service. The role is 17.5 hours per week on a temporary basis until April 2027, with duties including data input to the Social Work case management system, word processing, handling enquiries, minute taking, and meeting coordination.

You will work in a fast-paced admin team, supporting frontline service delivery and may have opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration and data entry.
• Proficiency with MS Word and spreadsheets.
• Ability to handle enquiries and referrals via shared mailboxes.

Responsibilities

• Data input to Social Work case management system.
• Provide word processing service.
• Deal with enquiries and referrals via shared mailboxes.
• Minute taking and arranging meetings.
• Maintain spreadsheets and answer phone calls.
• General admin tasks to support frontline service delivery.

Skills

Data entry

Word processing

Phone handling

Spreadsheet maintenance

Tools

Social Work case management system

Job description

Description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 21 October 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: Hamilton

Hours: 17.5hrs per week, temporary until April 2027

Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday 8.45am - 4.45pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £14.12 - £14.83 per hour

We Have An Exciting Clerical Opportunity To Join Our South Lanarkshire Health And Social Care Performance And Support Service Team, With Clerical Assistant Vacancies Within The Following Offices And Units

• Council Headquarters
• Newberry Rooney Centre

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-paced environment and as a Clerical Assistant you would undertake a wide variety of admin duties including data inputting to our Social Work case management system, provide a word processing service, deal with enquiries and referrals generated via our shared mailboxes, minute taking, arranging meetings using the Outlook facility, maintaining spreadsheets, answering and fielding phone calls, using Multi Functional Devices for scanning of documents and other general admin tasks to support our colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community.

View the Clerical Assistant job profile.

Policy

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 excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Benefits

• 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)