H&T 1351 - Clerical Assistant - 1351-388954644

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 10 March 2025
• Salary: £23,395.00 to £25,147.00 per year
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 25 March 2025
• Location: East Kilbride, G75 0RA
• Company: South Lanarkshire Council
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 1351-388954644

Summary

• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Working Pattern: Monday- Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
• Salary: £23,395 - £25,147
• Vacancy: Fixed Term for 12 months

Housing and Technical Resources seek to recruit a Clerical Assistant to join the Administration Team based within East Kilbride Business Unit.

You will have experience of working within a busy office environment covering a wide range of clerical duties including handling calls from customers and clients.

Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to display IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Excel.

You should also demonstrate previous experience of maintaining and populating spreadsheets and producing word documents.

You will have the ability to effectively prioritise your own workload within a multi-tasked environment to meet pre-determined deadlines and also contribute effectively to team goals and projects.

When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:

• Please provide evidence of your experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework. 'Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing'.

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.

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 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.

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
• 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)

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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You will have experience of working within a busy office environment covering a wide range of clerical duties including handling calls from customers and clients. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to display IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Excel. You should also demonstrate previous experience of maintaining and populating spreadsheets and producing word documents. You will have the ability to effectively prioritise your own workload within a multi-tasked environment to meet pre-determined deadlines and also contribute effectively to team goals and projects. When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:

• Please provide evidence of your experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework. 'Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing'., 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., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

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• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
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