Vacancy Information
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent full-time (35 hours per week) Senior Business Support Assistant (working Monday to Friday) in the Council Support administrative team, the postholder will be based in the Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced administrator, assisting with an interesting and varied range of duties. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the East Lothian Works Team who are based at the Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre. The successful candidate will also provide ad hoc administrative support to other areas of the Council Support team as and when required.
This role requires proficient use of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook and Excel and excellent customer service skills. Good communication and numeracy skills are required and you should be able to establish good working relationships with all levels of staff and have proven organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload and use your own initiative. You will have a commitment to delivering a high quality of customer service. A high level of flexibility is required as duties may change as the needs of the team changes
Following the closing date in person interviews will take place in person in John Muir House, Haddington.
Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.
Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.
Job Details
To provide general administrative, clerical and business support within the service area as advertised.