G2 Admin Assistant; Auchintibber

Administrative Assistant

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 24 July 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location:

Auchintibber Resource Centre, Blantyre

Hours:

17.5 hrs per week, permanent

Work Pattern:
Monday, Tuesday, alternate Wednesday 8:45am - 4:45pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £14,663 - £14,872

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join, or to further develop your career within the innovative South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team. We are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant, who would be responsible for line managing a team of admin staff, who liaise with internal colleagues and external agencies to arrange and provide a range of specialist and general clerical tasks.

As an Administrative Assistant you will be responsible for the direct line management of a team and will deliver a diverse range of services including:

• undertaking performance appraisals and managing attendance
• identifying learning and development requirements for your team
• planning, monitoring, and controlling workflow
• running statistical reports for analysis
• liaising with managers to provide an effective support to ensure timescales and deadlines are met

Within this role, you will require excellent communication skills and be able to build positive working relationships with admin and operational staff and managers. You will be required to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively. You should be flexible in your approach, to meet the demands of the post.

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Option to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme to increase pension pot
• 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 – include cinema discounts
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

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 Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. 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. We guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.