Vacancy Information
The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Part-time hours / sessional posts will be pro-rated accordingly.
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-12:30
Flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start asap.
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent part-time Senior Business Support Assistant (working Monday to Friday) in the Council Support administrative team. 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, and also ad hoc administrative support to other areas of the 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
Interviews will take place the morning of Friday 10th October 2025 in John Muir House.
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.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
This post is open only to current employees of East Lothian Council (this includes agency/casual/locum staff who are currently undertaking work for us).
Job Details
To provide administrative, clerical, reception and information support to East Lothian Council through a range of tasks carried out within well defined regulations.