Resource Officer - Homecare

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This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. *Fusion Assets, NLP LLP NLC9 £34,926 - £40,695 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Resource Officer to join our centralised Home Support team within Airdrie. You will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating the business functions of the team who are focussed on delivering high standards and effective administrative provision within both the council and to our internal and external partners. Working closely with the Service Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and maintaining service standards ensuring deadlines are met, flexibility and responsiveness between all teams to meet emerging or heightened priorities or fluctuations in workload. Ensuring adequate staffing levels within your areas of responsibility organisation and management of admin functions within your designated team, ensuring consistent application of service and council policies and procedures. We are looking for applicants who have a flexible and proactive approach to changing workloads, can demonstrate they have the right skills, experience and qualities to work within a fast paced and changing work environment. As an excellent communicator, you should be able to use your own initiative to problem solve and have the confidence to manage, motivate and support staff, ensuring delivery on deadlines and accuracy and quality of work. Possession of a HNC/SVQ Level 3 in a business-related discipline or equivalent is essential plus extensive administrative experience and line management experience. Applicants must have excellent IT skills and be aware of, and able to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of their work.Working here at North Lanarkshire Council If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLifereward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career. For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy. Click here to see our Recruitment Charter. *For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.Are you involved in any of NLC employability programmes, for example: Supported Employment Initiative, Family Firm, Project Ability, Routes to Work, Pathway Programme - Winter Leaver or other? North 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. Service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, are guaranteed an interview as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. Are you a veteran, reservist or spouse of a veteran who has been previously in the Armed Forces? The Council welcomes applications from applicants self-assessed as having a disability and guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description for the job. Easy Read – My NL