COMM ENT 4849 G2 - Administrative Assistant (600136)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Wednesday 24 June 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 Office. Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £31,242 - £31,625 annual salary

Community and Enterprise Resources require a motivated individual to  supervise a team delivering a support service to the Facilities Service.

You must have the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines and you will also be required to demonstrate excellent customer care skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and customers.

The post requires good IT skills including experience in Microsoft packages and the Fusion Iprocurement system.

You will undertake a range of tasks to support the effective provision of the service including monitor the IMPROVE Health & Safety audit system and Figtree accident system. Experience of Health and Safety and a knowledge of Facilities Service is desired. 

You must be able to demonstrate a high degree of decision making, organisational and communication skills along with experience in managing workloads and handling staffing issues including maximising attendance, writing and communicating procedures and facilitating team meetings.

The post is 35 hours per week.

View the Administration Assistant job profile

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

1. How would you monitor the performance of the team you have to manage?
2. Please provide example(s) what strategies you have used to motivate a team.
3. Can you provide an example when you did not agree with an instruction e.g. taking an action or implementing a procedure, but you had to go ahead and do it anyway.
4. Can you provide an example of when you have had to use your own initiative to complete a task.
5. Can you detail what financial related experience you have (e.g.. Iprocurement systems, Invoice processing, collating and reporting of financial information) and include any IT systems you have used.

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.

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)