Clerical Assistant

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Falkirk Council is seeking to recruit a Clerical Assistant who is a highly skilled and committed to delivering the very best support service for staff and young people.

You will provide clerical support to the Senior Clerical and SMT as part of a busy administration team based in the secondary school.

The main duties of the post include minute taking for TAC meetings, mail, word processing, data input, payment and invoice processing using a variety of computerised packages. Maintenance of filing systems and database records, dealing with telephone enquiries and other general clerical tasks as required.

There will be specific emphasis on presentation skills associated with our internal media systems, achievement databases and the ability to present information aesthetically throughout the school. In addition, the use of excel spreadsheets to analyse attendance data is essential.

You should have a pleasant, flexible and efficient approach to work, possess excellent communication and IT skills, work effectively in a team environment, maintain confidentiality and a minimum of three- year experience in an office environment.

You will have a good standard of education, literacy and numeracy and be accurate, self-motivated with a vast knowledge of all Microsoft Packages, especially Excel, together with the ability to learn new skills as required.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.