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: Brandon Gate, Hamilton
Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £25,767 - £27,063
We have an exciting clerical opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team we have a Clerical Assistant vacancy within the Hamilton Local Office. This is a permanent 35 hour post working Monday – Friday (Mon – Thurs 08:45 – 16:45, 1 hour for lunch, Fri 08:45 – 16:15, 30 minutes for lunch)
This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships public service delivery.
If you are keen for career development and want to progress within our service, join an admin team where we encourage forward thinking and new ideas, and where there are development opportunities which could lead to promotion.
You would be part of a successful, well established administration service working in a fast-paced environment and as a Clerical Assistant you would undertake a wide variety of admin duties including data inputting to our Social Work case management system, provide a word processing service, deal with enquiries and referrals generated via our shared mailboxes, minute taking, arranging meetings using the Outlook facility, maintaining spreadsheets, answering and fielding phone calls, using Multi Functional Devices for scanning of documents and other general admin tasks to support our colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community.
We welcome applications from people who have an excellent knowledge of IT packages. Ideally you will have experience of working within an office, however this is not essential as you will be given full training.
View the Clerical Assistant job profile.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
- Do you have excellent knowledge of IT packages?
- Do you have experience within administration or are you ready to learn and develop in this area?
- Do you have excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with people at all levels?
Application Questions
- Efficient - Please detail your work or educational experience which demonstrates your ability to undertake the duties of an administration post.
- Performing - Please provide us details of a time where you used your initiative to undertake a task to solve a problem – a) what was the issue and b) what was the outcome.
- Working with Others - This role involves working as part of a team. Please describe a) what you believe makes a good team and b) what strength or skills you would bring to a team?
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
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.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.
Overseas Criminal Records Check
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 12 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.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement
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
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- 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)
South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.
Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.
We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:
- People - skills, learning and employability
- Place - physical infrastructure and place
- Business - business development and growth
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is also committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
