H&T - G1 Clerical Assistant

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent

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

Salary / Hourly Rate: £25,183 - £28,358 per year

An opportunity has arisen for a highly organised Clerical Assistant to join the Assets and Estates Team within Property Services.

You will undertake a wide range of clerical and admin duties, updating and maintaining data on the Council's Civica Debtors System, raising and maintaining orders and requests for payments in the Council's Oracle Fusion system and keeping the Council's property management systems accurate and up to date. If you enjoy working with data, take pride in getting things right, and feel confident supporting day to day administrative processes, we would be pleased to hear from you.

In this role you will draw on your ability to organise and prioritise your workload, respond calmly to changing demands, and support wider team goals and projects. You will be confident using a range of IT systems and software, with a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. The position offers a varied mix of tasks, giving you the chance to build your skills and enjoy a real sense of contribution and job satisfaction.

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 background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

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

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 three 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.

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt 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, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)