A4 Temporary Workplace Officer Social Security

• Job Identification 5396
• Job Family Property
  - Workplace and Facilities Management
• Locations Glasgow, United Kingdom (On-site)
• Working Pattern Full Time
• Number of Openings 1
• Apply Before 10/29/2026, 05:00 PM

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Do you enjoy building strong relationships and being the go-to person for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Social Security Scotland’s Place Services branch as a Workplace Officer.

This is a hands-on, varied role that plays a vital part in ensuring our workplace runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently. As a Workplace Officer, you’ll be part of a supportive and proactive team delivering day-to-day workplace services across our central estate. This includes responsibilities such as Front of House, distribution, travel, and accommodation support.

You’ll be expected to use your initiative and sound judgement to provide high-quality, practical support, both independently and as part of a team. The role involves regular interaction with a wide range of stakeholders, including staff, visitors, suppliers, and service providers. You’ll also contribute to maintaining a safe and secure working environment, including supporting emergency protocols and fire safety procedures.

Please note: there is a degree of manual handling in the role. for which training will be provided.

• Research and develop operational processes to enhance service performance and remain compliant with changes in legislation and other statutory requirements.
• Ensure the operation of the central estate and travel arrangements remain compliant with established operational policy, legislation and other statutory requirements.
• Undertake workplace tasks to ensure that the central estate remains set up to support organisational activity; including making adjustments to office / desk set up, meeting / training room set up, and replenishing stationery supplies.
• Reception duties including dealing with colleagues, members of the public, building visitors, and other parties visiting our central estate, ensuring that physical security policy is adhered to at all times.
• Distribution duties to ensure that colleagues and business areas have required equipment at home and in our national spaces.
• Operational travel management duties in line with travel management policy; including pool car bookings and maintenance.
• Manage external service providers to ensure that planned and unplanned facility management activity is undertaken effectively, to optimise the operating environment for colleagues, business areas, and stakeholders.

We use an assessment framework called ‘Success Profiles’ which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about the framework here .

• Good knowledge of Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

• Working Together
  - Level 1
• Communicating and Influencing
  - Level 1

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here .

This opportunity is for 13 Months.

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices.

As a workplace officer, there is an expectation of a minimum 4 days per week in your assigned location, however role specific attendance will be discussed and agreed with successful candidates.

This role is only available to those currently employed by Social Security…