SWRK 5164 - G1Clerical Assistant (HQ) (607584, 607584, 609164)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 7 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process.   If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE .

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: please see below
Work Pattern: please see below
Salary / Hourly Rate: £14.12 - £14.83 per hour

We have an exciting clerical opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team. We have three Clerical Assistant vacancies within the following location:

Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton

• Two permanent 35 hour post working Monday – Friday (Monday – Thursday 08:45 – 16:45 Friday 08:45 – 16:15)
  • One temporary 17.5 hour post working Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays (08:45 – 16:45).  This post is temporary until April 2027

This is a rewarding role which gives you opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships public service delivery. 

If you are keen for career development and want to progress within our service, join an admin team where we encourage forward thinking and new ideas, and where there are development opportunities which could lead to promotion.

You would be part of a successful, well established administration service working in a fast-paced environment and as a Clerical Assistant you would undertake a wide variety of admin duties including data inputting to our social work case management system, provide a word processing service, minute taking, processing invoices, arranging meetings using the outlook facility, maintaining spreadsheets, answering and fielding phone calls, using Multi Functional Devices, scanning and indexing documents and other general admin tasks to support operational staff.

We welcome applications from people who have an excellent knowledge of IT packages.  Ideally you will have experience of working as a receptionist or within an office, however this will not be essential as you will be given full training. 

All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be invited along to an interview.

View the Clerical Assistant job profile.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

Screening Questions

• Do you have excellent knowledge of IT packages?
• Do you have experience within administration or are you ready to learn and develop in this area?
• Do you have excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with people at all levels?

Application Questions

• Efficient - Please detail your work or educational experience which demonstrates your ability to undertake the duties of an administration post. 
• Performing - Please provide us details of a time where you used your initiative to undertake a task to solve a problem – a) what was the issue and b) what was the outcome.  
• Working with Others - This role involves working as part of a team. Please describe a) what you believe makes a good team and b) what strength or skills you would bring to a team?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

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.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

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 Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

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)