H&T - G1 Housing Assistant; Pool

H&T 3228 - G1 Housing Assistant (Pool)

Applications must be received by 3 January 2026 at 11:55 PM.

Location: East Kilbride, Hamilton, Cambuslang and Clydesdale area housing offices.

Hours: Various hours available, permanent and temporary.

Hourly Rate: £13.33 – £15.01 per hour.

Housing Assistants are vital in ensuring an effective Housing service is maintained. We are recruiting a pool of Housing Assistants to be placed in vacancies as they arise within our East Kilbride, Hamilton, Cambuslang and Clydesdale area housing offices across South Lanarkshire Council.

Once the advert closes, candidates will be shortlisted and invited for an interview. At the interview you will be asked your preferred location, hours (full time or part time) and whether a permanent or temporary post suits you. Successful candidates will join the Housing Assistant pool. We will either offer you a position or keep your details on file for 6 months and contact you when a vacancy that matches your criteria arises.

An exciting opportunity for someone who has excellent customer care and communication skills. The role undertakes a wide range of clerical duties, including word processing, filing and photocopying, and has the advantage of working within a busy local housing office, supporting Housing Officers and providing advice to tenants and customers, making a direct impact on 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, particularly 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 principles of customer care along with effective communication and interpersonal skills. The role requires a high level of confidentiality.

The Housing Assistant role provides opportunities to gain skills and experience in a front line and diverse housing environment and also offers chances to progress your career within Housing Services.

• Please provide evidence of your experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework:
  Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing.
• Upload any further supporting documents (not a CV) under the supporting documents section.
• All correspondence will be via your email address.
• Preferred candidates identified after the selection event must assist the recruitment team to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks; failure to complete checks may lead to withdrawal.
• The Council disqualifies applicants who canvass elected members or employees of South Lanarkshire Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council.

This post is exempt in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Level 1 disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment. Refer to  for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Applicants born outside the UK, or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years, must provide an Overseas Criminal Records Check. The check must be translated into English and include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings.

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

South Lanarkshire Council is a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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