Location: Various Locations In West Dunbartonshire, G82
Salary: £23,942.69 - £25,420.86 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Job Description
This is a part time post supporting two Care Homes within West Dunbartonshire Council, Crosslet House and Queens Quay House. The successful candidate will become part of an existing admin team.
Admin assistants should have a clear focus on delivering high quality support to our services. The successful candidate will deliver a wide range of administrative functions and will follow West Dunbartonshire Policies and Procedures.
You should have the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, work to deadlines and quality standards, with positive and effective customer service skills, as well as being self motivated and flexible to the needs of the service.
Essential requirements for the post include:
* Knowledge and understanding of clerical processes and procedures.
* Understanding of a customer focused service.
* Excellent IT skills, ability to use MS Word, Excel and Data base systems.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to demonstrate numeracy and accuracy skills.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Flexibility and adaptability.
* Being a team player.
Requirements
This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here .
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
The Individual
WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.
For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/
More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/
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