Overview
We have an exciting clerical opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, Performance and Support Services team, with a Clerical Assistant vacancy at the Newberry Rooney Centre in Hamilton.
This role provides an opportunity to contribute to public service delivery. It offers career development and opportunities for progression within our administration team.
Location and Hours
Location: Newberry Rooney Centre, Hamilton
Hours: 17.5 hours per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday
Salary / Hourly Rate: £12,883 – £13,531
Responsibilities
As a Clerical Assistant you would undertake a wide variety of administrative duties, including:
- Providing a front-line reception service
- Data input to our Social Work case management system
- Word processing and document management
- Minute taking and distribution
- Arranging meetings using the MS Office Outlook facility
- Maintaining spreadsheets
- Answering and fielding phone calls
- Using Multi Functional Devices, scanning and indexing documents
- Carrying out other general administrative tasks to support operational staff
Qualifications
We would welcome applications from people who have:
- Excellent knowledge of IT packages
- Experience of working as a receptionist or in an office setting is desirable; required training will be provided
Application and Screening
Please read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as CVs will be disregarded as they do not form part of the SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission; your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents.
- Screening Questions
- Do you have excellent knowledge of IT packages?
- Do you have experience within administration or are you ready to learn and develop in this area?
- Do you have excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with people at all levels?
- Application Questions
- Behaviour: Efficient – detail your work or educational experience demonstrating your ability to undertake the duties of an administration post.
- Behaviour: Performing – provide details of a time where you used your initiative to undertake a task to solve a problem; what was the issue and what was the outcome.
- Behaviour: Working with Others – describe what makes a good team and what strength or skills you would bring to a team.
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Can only Apply online – All correspondence will be via your email address.
Eligibility, Checks and Inclusion
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 were born outside the UK or have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three 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 come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that there is no history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including candidates with disabilities, care-experienced backgrounds, Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, military service backgrounds and new Scots. We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile. We also support Armed Forces personnel and guarantee an interview for service leavers, veterans and reservists who meet the essential criteria.
Benefits
- Enrolment in an award-winning local government pension scheme
- Optional Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus up to 10 public holidays
- Occupational sick pay
- Family-friendly policies with flexible working and enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Employee discounts including cinema discounts
- Additional benefits such as Cycle to Work, Physiotherapy and Employee Assistance Program
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