SWRK - G1 Clerical Assistant; Family Connections Team), EK

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by11 October 11:55pm.

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Location: Civic Centre, East Kilbride
Hours: 35 hrs per week, temporary until 26 March 2027
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £28,012 - £28,358

We have an exciting opportunity to Join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team based in East Kilbride Local Office, East Kilbride.

This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Heath 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 Grade 1 Level 4 Clerical Assistant, you would 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 the Family Placement Team.

You will undertake a wide variety of admin duties including data inputting to our Social Work Case Management system, providing a word processing service, minute taking, arranging meetings using the Outlook facility, maintaining spreadsheets, answering and fielding phone calls and other general admin tasks to support operational colleagues.

We welcome applications from people who are enthusiastic and motivated and have excellent IT skills, organisational skills, communication skills and experience in minute taking.

All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be required to undertake a minute taking test, prior to attending for interview.

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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 If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

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 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.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the…