Location: Council Offices, South Vennel, Lanark, ML11 7JT Hours: 35 per week Work Pattern: Week 1 Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm and Week 2 Monday to Friday 10.30am - 6.30pm Hourly Rate: £13.64 - £13.79 per hour This post is temporary until 31 March 2026 Looking for a motivated individual to join a team of Council Officers within South Vennel, Lanark. The successful candidate will be flexible in their approach to work with strong communication skills and can prioritise workload and to problem solve, customer focused and have attention to detail. Main tasks as a Council Officer are as below: Security Provide access and egress to the building, check there are no faults with building systems. Perform visual check of areas to log any defects. Always being vigilant to security and possible breaches. Provide reception cover where required. Log and monitor C.C.T.V. as per S.L.C. policy Provide additional security presence, if and when required. Report any incidents or near miss to Management team. Churn Management Liaise with Managers and colleagues for two person tasks. Check and provide room set ups Churn Management within banqueting hall, offices and rooms. Goods in Sort mail for departments. Liaise with delivery personnel. Perform banksmen duties as required. Daily porterage of mail. Daily portage of goods to departments. This can require heavy lifting and hand balling (paper 12kg per box average 20 boxes) (uniforms are lighter but in larger boxes) Council Officer must ensure mechanical aids are used e.g. York cages (32” x 26”, height 56”), sack trucks, trolleys. Waste Management Litter pick the perimeters of the building Manual or mechanical sweep of grounds. Collect and replenish blue bins from floors as per schedule taking to kitchen. Check toilets throughout the day, for stock levels of tissues and hand towels and replenish as required. Empty bins if required. Recycling collection throughout building. Removal of general waste, organic waste from all office bins as required (Bags lifted from receptacles to above shoulder height when heavy or waist height when less than half full and tying off) using mechanical aids were possible. Check all lift halls for black or cardboard throughout the day. Respond to special confidential waste uplifts. Corporate Standards Follow SSOW for all tasks, including the wearing of PPE. Clean front doors of any marks daily. Mop entrance or use mechanical water uplift throughout the day if raining. Brush around front door and fire exits twice daily. Report and log any building defects, report to maintenance. Liaise with the PRP, Clerk of Works and maintenance teams. Deal with all requests from building users and management team. Log all deliveries and deliver to building users. When required through public health: Sanitising tasks & checking and filling Hand sanitising stations throughout the day, stock control checks for levels of sanitiser and replenishing as required, reporting any broken units. Check and monitor cleanliness of areas. Manage pool car paperwork. Report any issues/ incidents/near miss to line manager where there may be a need for a follow up required. i.e. to PRP, Management, accident report, unhappy customer or delay to service delivery. Adverse Weather In Adverse weather follow the Adverse Weather Plan for gritting. Ensure pathways are salted and clear of snow or ice. Weekly Tasks Wash and clean glass entrances internal / external and remove cobwebs. Wash and brush out Bin refuse areas. Facility safety checks and complete STOP HARM fire log book. Using mechanical sweepers, scrubber dryer, carpet shampooers You will also be required to cover in outlying council buildings View the Council">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17814/comm_-_council… Officer job profile 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. 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 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. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant South Lanarkshire Council 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 is 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. 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) Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=4441ec21facdedcf479016d2fdf9653c&v… ; alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>