H&T - G1 Housing Assistant

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by13 September 2026 at 11:55PM

Location: Cambuslang Gate
Hours: 14 hours per week, fixed term for up to 9 months
Work Pattern: Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary: £10,073 -£11,343 per year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who has excellent customer care and communication skills. The role of Housing Assistant undertakes a wide range of clerical duties including word processing, filing and photocopying and has the added advantage of working within a busy locality housing office, supporting Housing Officers and providing advice to tenants and customers, making a direct impact to the local community and our service users.

You will be required to demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise your workload, respond to changing priorities and contribute effectively to team goals and projects, as well as demonstrating the necessary skills to use all relevant IT systems and software applications, in particular having a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Due to the post being in a front line service, the successful candidate should demonstrate a commitment to the principals of customer care along with effective communication and interpersonal skills. Due to the nature of the post, it requires a high level of confidentiality.

The post of Housing Assistant brings upon opportunities for someone to gain skills and experience in a front line and diverse housing environment and also gives opportunities to progress your career within Housing Services. The role has a variety of responsibilities which bring job satisfaction.

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• Please provide evidence of your experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework. 'Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing'.

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 If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

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

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Level 1 disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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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 12 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.

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced…