SWRK 5780 - G1 Clerical Assistant (various) - 491742

Southlanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10)

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in Hamilton is recruiting a Clerical Assistant on a part-time, temporary basis until April 2027. The role involves data input to our Social Work case management system, word processing, handling enquiries, minute taking, and arranging meetings using Outlook.

You will work in a busy admin team supporting frontline services to the community, with opportunities for development and progression within the service.

Qualifications

• Experience performing clerical or administrative duties.
• Ability to handle data entry and maintain accurate records.
• Proficient in using IT tools and software packages.

Responsibilities

• Data input to Social Work case management system.
• Provide word processing support and manage documents.
• Answer enquiries and referrals via shared mailboxes.
• Minute taking and arranging meetings using Outlook.
• Maintain spreadsheets and answer phone calls.
• Support frontline service delivery to the community.

Skills

Data entry

Administrative support

IT literacy

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job 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 a 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.

• Efficient - please describe how your work, educational or personal experience has prepared you to carry out the duties of an admin role. Your response should include examples of admin tasks you have undertaken, your organisational and communication skills, and your experience using IT systems and software packages
• Performing - please provide us details of a time where you used your initiative to undertake a task to solve a problem - a) what was the issue and b) what was the outcome.
• Working with Others - please describe what you believe makes a strong and effective team. In your response, explain the strengths, skills, and qualities you would bring to support and contribute to a positive team environment.

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

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)