SWRK 5358 - G2 Administrative Assistant 607012, 606056) - 5358-477775108

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 31 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Hamilton
Hours: 17.5hrs per week
Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday 8:45am – 4:45pm (1 hour lunch)
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 Administrative Assistants 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, within the following offices:

• Headquarters, Hamilton - temporary until April 2027

• Newberry Rooney Centre, Hamilton (Centralised Mobile Equipment Team) - permanent

This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity for personal development and allows you to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s public service delivery.

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

• minute taking to support managers

• running statistical reports for analysis

• liaising with managers to provide an effective support to ensure timescales and deadlines are met

• participating in developing improvements within the Service

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.

Essential requirements

• Excellent IT skills & knowledge

• Excellent organisational skills

• Excellent communication skills

Desirable requirements

• Line management experience

• Awareness of Council policies and procedures

View the Administrative Assistant job profile.

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

Screening questions

Application questions

Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities with demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.

Within administration we work to numerous statutory timescales and deadlines. Can you please detail how you would manage competing demands to ensure timescales and deadlines are met? Please provide an example if you feel this is relevant.

Give an example of a time where you have had to make an important decision, what was it, how did you make it and did this have an impact on others?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

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Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need…