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Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £23,395 - £25,147 per year
Vacancy: Permanent
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A vacancy has arisen for a Clerical Assistant within Finance and Corporate Resources. This role involves working in our busy HR absence and occupational health team, processing absence-related requests and referrals, and providing proactive support to employees and managers on HR-related enquiries and policies.
The workload is deadline-focused; therefore, you must be proactive, reliable, and capable of organizing and managing your workload effectively with strong attention to detail. Excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing high-quality, customer-focused service are essential.
The successful applicant must have excellent IT skills, be reliable, flexible, and able to work as part of a team professionally, exercising confidentiality and discretion at all times.
The successful candidate will receive support and training to enable them to perform their role effectively and contribute to the development of the Council's HR service.
When completing your application, please ensure you provide:
* Examples of your work or activities demonstrating your ability to undertake the duties of this post.
* An example of how you have used your communication and interpersonal skills to achieve success or handle a challenging situation.
Note: We do not accept CVs; submissions will be disregarded. Additional supporting information should be uploaded under supporting documents.
Application process: Please apply online. All correspondence will be via email.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
Foreign Police Check
Candidates should be able to explain any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check if applicable for periods spent abroad.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all community members. We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants meeting minimum requirements and support members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families, as outlined in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.
Benefits include:
* Enrolment in the local government pension scheme
* Up to 33 days of annual leave
* Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
* Occupational sick pay
* Family-friendly policies, including flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, and enhanced leave
* Employee discounts, including cinema discounts
* Additional benefits such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, and Employee Assistance Program
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