G2 Personnel Assistant

Personnel Assistant

Location:

Council Headquarters, Hamilton

Hours:

35 hours per week, fixed term until January 2027

Work Pattern:
Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm

Salary: £28,340 - £33,231 per year

A temporary vacancy has arisen for a Personnel Assistant within Personnel Services, Finance and Corporate Resources to cover a period of maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and provide proactive support to employees and managers in relation to a wide range of HR related enquiries and policy matters.

You will be responsible for co‑ordinating the workload of a small team of Clerical Assistants within our busy HR transactions team. The team are responsible for liaising closely with employees and line managers to process complex changes to employees' contracts of employment and pay, in line with agreed timescales.

• Coordinate the workload of Clerical Assistants.
• Process complex changes to employee contracts of employment and pay.
• Maintain high customer service standards and meet deadlines.
• Work confidentially and exercise discretion.
• Collaborate effectively with employees and line managers.

• Previous experience working in a busy, customer‑focused environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Teamwork skills; high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Supervisory experience is an advantage but not essential.
• Proactive, resilient, quick learner.

Internal applicants must apply via Opportunity Marketplace. Please complete your skills and qualifications on the “Me” tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking the application link titled “Review Skills and Qualifications”. The application must be received by 26 February 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application; your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents:

• Provide detailed examples of work‑related duties or other activities which demonstrate your ability to undertake the duties of this post as described.
• Describe a project or task you have been involved in that required you to use your initiative or adopt an alternative approach to resolve a problem or issue. Explain how you approached this and what steps you used.

If you have additional information, upload it under supporting documents.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event will be required to assist the recruitment team in ensuring timely completion of recruitment checks. Failure to complete checks within a reasonable timescale may result in automatic withdrawal.

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.

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

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required for 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. Applicants must provide evidence of the check, translated into English, with an official statement confirming no criminal record proceedings.

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and accepts applications from all community members. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants meeting essential criteria. We support veterans and service leavers.

• Enrolment in award‑winning local government pension scheme.
• Option 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, enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
• Employee discounts, including cinema.
• Cycle to Work scheme, physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program.

Please note we do not accept CVs in place of the application form. All CV submissions will be disregarded.