SWRK 3985- G1 Clerical Assistant (MAPPA)

Internal applicants MUST apply via Opportunity Marketplace.  Please ensure you complete your SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS via “Me” tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking on the application link in the section of the application form titled “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”. 

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 19 March 2026 at 11:59pm

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week, 1 Permanent post and 1 fixed term for 9 months post 
Work Pattern:  Monday - Friday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £28,012 - £28,358

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join, or further develop your career, within the innovative South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team, working to support the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Service. 

These posts are based within Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA.

Apply today, and you could soon be working to support your new colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community of Lanarkshire.

You would be part of a successful well-established team who, liaise with internal colleagues and external agencies to arrange and provide a range of specialist and general clerical tasks including a specialist minute taking service to support MAPPA.  Daily use of the ViSOR information system which includes updating and retrieving information, updating and maintaining electronic recording and filing systems.

At present, meetings are, in the majority held via Microsoft Teams, however, the successful applicant would be required to be flexible and able to travel to various locations across the Resource including Clydesdale, Cambuslang, East Kilbride and Hamilton to provide support and undertake minutes of meetings.

Essential requirements 

• Excellent IT skills & knowledge

• Excellent organisational skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience in minute taking 

Desirable requirements

• Experience in working with limited supervision

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents.

• Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post.

• How would you establish relationships with managers and / or groups of staff? Also, please detail any experience you feel is relevant. 

• Can you please detail how you would manage competing demands to ensure timescales and deadlines are met? Please provide an example if you feel this is relevant?

• Give an example of a time where you have had to make an important decision, what was it, how did you make it and did this have an impact on others?

• Can you demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills?

• Can you evidence that you have excellent IT skills and knowledge?

• Can you demonstrate excellent organisational skills?
   

View the Clerical Assistant job profile.

Work Experience, Skills & Knowledge, Experience and Personal Qualities 

Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post.

How would you establish relationships with managers and / or groups of staff? Also, please detail any experience you feel is relevant. 

Can you please detail how you would manage competing demands to ensure timescales and deadlines are met? Please provide an example if you feel this is relevant?

Give an example of a time where you have had to make an important decision, what was it, how did you make it and did this have an impact on others?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who 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 should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. 

We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.

South 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. Veterans & Service leavers are guaranteed an interview who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM.

To be considered for this vacancy you must complete the application form.  All CV submissions will be disregarded.