Senior Clerical Officer (2 Posts)

Job Advertisement

The Contracts and Provisions Section are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking, and reliable individuals to join their team.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you support the delivery of a range of functions including Mainstream and Additional Support Needs (ASN) transport, Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and Placing Requests for pupils within North Lanarkshire Council.   This will include assisting in procurement processes, processing of invoices/expense payments, application forms and general data.

Your will regularly deal with telephone, electronic and enquiries in person in relation to the Contracts and Provisions Service. This will include liaising with schools, pupils, parents, contractors, partners and internal providers.

You should have the ability to work effectively within a team environment and have the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Good communication skills along with the ability to relate to contractors, parents and staff.

It is essential that you have good numerical skills along with a good working knowledge of a range of IT packages, including spreadsheets and databases. Experience in processing invoices and payments is desirable.

Re-Advertisement. Previous applicants need not re-apply as they will be automatically reconsidered.

Proposed Interview Date - 21 December 2022

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 NLLife reward 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.

 

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL