Clerical Admin in Stornoway

Clerical Assistant / First Aider, The Nicolson Institute 11.75 hours per week, term-time, permanent post £8,083 - £8,160 per annum, inclusive of £801 Distant Islands Allowance per annum A Clerical Assistant/First Aider is sought to provide clerical, administrative, typing and general office support to the school under the direction of the Business Manager and to provide first aid and welfare support to pupils and staff within the school, in accordance with school procedures. Duties will include: operating Microsoft Office and other school systems as necessary to support the work of the school; providing reception and telephone cover, dealing with pupils, staff, parents/carers, visitors and external contacts in a courteous and appropriate manner; and providing first aid support to sick or injured pupils and staff, liaising with parents/carers, emergency contacts, senior staff and emergency services as appropriate. Applicants must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel along with the ability to use Microsoft Office and other school/office systems to input, maintain and extract information accurately. You must have the ability to follow established clerical, first aid and school procedures to produce accurate work and appropriate records. Experience of working in an office environment, involving the use of computers and routine systems and experience of dealing appropriately with young people, parents/carers, staff or members of the public is essential for this post. You must hold a current First Aid Certificate or must be willing and have the ability to undertake first aid training immediately on appointment and maintain certification as required. This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Children (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.Employees are required to comply with information security policies and may be required to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or other approved authentication methods when accessing Comhairle systems. Salary for the above post is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools , such as Copilot and ChatGPT, may be used to support your application preparation, for example by generating ideas or checking spelling and grammar. Applications that appear to rely heavily on AI-generated content may not be progressed. We also recommend checking your inbox, junk folder, and your MyJobScotland account regularly for updates.