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Ref no:
EAL08453
Published:
24/03/2023
Closes:
02/04/2023
Location:
Penston House, Macmerry, Tranent, EH33 1EX
Salary:
£20,530 - £22,100 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week
Work From Home:
Yes

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £11.25-£12.11

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Thursday, 09:00-17:00
Friday, 09:00-16:00
Start date to be confirmed

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Business Support Assistant to join our Council Support team located at Penston House, Macmerry. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced administrator, assisting with an range of administrative activities.  

Good communication and numeracy skills are required and you should be able to establish good working relationships with all levels of staff and have proven organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload and use your own initiative.  You will have a commitment to delivering a high quality of customer service.  A high level of flexibility is required as duties may change as the needs of the team changes.

Job Details

To provide general administrative, clerical and business support within the service area as advertised.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job.  You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form.  You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work.  Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours.  Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Educated to ‘Higher’ level, NC or SVQ level 2 in English and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.

Disclosure
The preferred candidate for this position may be subject to a Basic Disclosure Check carried out by Disclosure Scotland prior to a formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link:
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/contact-us

If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk  

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail).  All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form.  Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. 

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