Overview
We have an exciting clerical opportunity to join our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team based in David Walker Gardens Care Home, Rutherglen.
As a Clerical Assistant you will undertake a wide variety of admin duties including providing a front line reception service, greeting and welcoming visitors, fielding phone calls, providing administration support to the Unit Manager and all residential care staff, providing a word processing service, maintaining spreadsheets, arranging meetings using the outlook facility, annual archiving, maintaining inventory of all tools and equipment within the establishment, data inputting to our Social Work case management system, using Multi Functional Devices, scanning and indexing documents, petty cash including reconciliation, and other general admin tasks to support our colleagues who provide a front‑line service to the community.
Location
David Walker Gardens, Rutherglen
Hours and Working Pattern
17.5 hours per week, permanent. Monday, Tuesday, alternate Wednesday from 8:45am – 4:45pm.
Pay
£12,883 – £13,531 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Front line reception service.
- Greeting and welcoming visitors.
- Fielding phone calls.
- Administration support to Unit Manager and residential care staff.
- Word processing.
- Maintaining spreadsheets.
- Arranging meetings using Outlook.
- Annual archiving.
- Inventory management of tools and equipment.
- Data input to Social Work case management system.
- Using Multi Functional Devices, scanning and indexing documents.
- Petty cash management and reconciliation.
- Other general admin tasks.
Qualifications
- Excellent knowledge of IT packages.
- Experience of working as a receptionist or within an office (preferred but not essential).
- Excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with people at all levels.
Legislative and Disclosure Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020. It is a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with adults. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made. Overseas Criminal Records Checks are required where applicants were born outside the UK or have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past ten years. Applicants must provide evidence of the overseas check and may need to translate it into English. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Statement
We welcome applications from people from all sectors of the community, including under‑represented groups, those with a disability, from a care‑experienced background, from a BAME 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. We also support members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. Service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria.
Benefits
- Enrolment in an award‑winning local government pension scheme.
- 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, leave, maternity/paternity and enhanced leave.
- Employee discounts, including cinema discounts.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Programme offering practical and emotional support.
