SWRK 4361 - G1 Clerical Assistants (606026) (PS)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 26 April 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process.   If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: East Kilbride
Hours: 17.5hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday and alternative Wednesday
Salary / Hourly Rate: £12,883 - £13,531

We have an exciting clerical opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team we have a Clerical Assistant vacancy within the East Kilbride Local Office. 

This is a permanent 17.5 hour post working Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays (8:45am – 4:45pm, one hour for lunch)

This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships public service delivery. 

If you are keen for career development and want to progress within our service, join an admin team where we encourage forward thinking and new ideas, and where there are development opportunities which could lead to promotion.

You would be part of a successful, well established administration service working in a fast-paced environment and as a Clerical Assistant you would undertake a wide variety of admin duties including data inputting to our Social Work case management system, provide a word processing service, deal with enquiries and referrals generated via our shared mailboxes, minute taking, arranging meetings using the Outlook facility, maintaining spreadsheets, answering and fielding phone calls, using Multi Functional Devices for scanning of documents and other general admin tasks to support our colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community. 

We welcome applications from people who have an excellent knowledge of IT packages.  Ideally you will have experience of working within an office, however this is not essential as you will be given full training. 

View the Clerical Assistant job profile.

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

Screening Questions

• Do you have excellent knowledge of IT packages?
• Do you have experience within administration or are you ready to learn and develop in this area?
• Do you have excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with people at all levels?

Application Questions

• Behaviour: Efficient. 

  Please detail your work or educational experience which demonstrates your ability to undertake the duties of an administration post. 

• Behaviour: Performing 

  Please provide us details of a time where you used your initiative to undertake a task to solve a problem – a) what was the issue and b) what was the outcome.  

• Behaviour: Working with Others 

  This role involves working as part of a team. Please describe a) what you believe makes a good team and b) what strength or skills you would bring to a team?
   

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.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

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.