Clerical Assistant: Admin & Data Entry in Health in Cambuslang

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 14 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: Hamilton, Cambuslang, East Kilbride

Salary / Hourly Rate: £14.12 - £14.83 per hour

We have exciting clerical opportunities to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, Performance and Support Services Team, with Clerical Assistant vacancies within the following offices:

• Newberry Rooney Centre, 100 New Park Street, Hamilton, ML3 0BN
  Permanent, 17.5 hour post working Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday (08:45 - 16:45, 1 hour for lunch) providing admin support within Social Work’s Centralised Mobile Equipment Team.
• Cambuslang Local Office, Main Street, Cambuslang, G72 7EX
  Permanent, 17.5 hour post working Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays (08:45 - 16:45, 1 hour lunch) providing admin support within the Local Office Adult and Older Services.
• South Lanarkshire Children’s Houses
  Permanent, 20 hour post working Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm. This post is peripatetic, and although you will be based within East Kilbride Local Office, Civic Centre, East Kilbride, G74 1AB, you will be operating across the six children’s houses within the South Lanarkshire area.

These are rewarding roles which give you the opportunity to positively contribute towards South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s public service delivery. If you are keen for career development and want to progress within our service, join an administration 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, and as a Clerical Assistant, you would undertake a wide variety of administrative duties, which may include:

• Providing a front-line reception service
• Data inputting to our Social Work case management system
• Providing a word processing service
• General minute taking and distribution
• Arranging meetings using the MS Office Outlook facility
• Maintaining spreadsheets
• Processing annual archiving
• Maintaining an inventory of all equipment
• Answering and fielding phone calls
• Using Multi Functional Devices
• Scanning and indexing documents
• Other general administrative tasks to support our operational staff

We would welcome applications from people who have an excellent knowledge of IT packages and it’s desirable that you will have experience of working as a receptionist or within an office setting, although required training will be provided. All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be invited along to an interview.

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 12 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
• 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)