A vacancy has arisen for a Clerical Assistant within Finance and Corporate Resources. This role involves working in our busy HR transactions team processing changes to employees’ contracts of employment and pay whilst providing proactive support to employees and managers in relation to a wide range of HR related pay enquiries and policy matters.

The workload of the team is deadline focused therefore you must be proactive, reliable and can demonstrate the ability to organise and manage your workload effectively with strong attention to detail. You should also possess excellent communication skills and a personal desire and commitment to provide a high-quality customer focused service.

The successful applicant must have excellent IT skills; be reliable and flexible with the ability to work as part of a team in a highly professional manner, whilst exercising confidentiality and discretion at all times.

The successful candidate will be given support and training to enable them to undertake this role to their full potential and to contribute to the continued development of the Council’s HR service.

Hours: 18 per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £12,031.83 - £12,932.81

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When completing your application form please ensure you provide the following information in the overarching application question:

Examples of your work or other activities which demonstrate your ability to undertake the duties of this post.
An example of when you have used your communication and interpersonal skills to achieve success or deal with a difficult discussion or challenging situation.

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.

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.