F&C 4684 - G3 Personnel Officer (609870) - 4684-461226335 in Hamilton

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 31 May 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: 35hrs per week, permanent

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £42,228 - £48,633

You will provide specialist advice and guidance to managers, employees and their representatives on a wide range of employee relations and involvement issues. You will help ensure our policies reflect best practice, meet legislative requirements, and support the Council’s values and service plans. You will also represent Personnel Services on internal / external groups, bodies or committees as required.

Your work will involve:

• Liaising with managers, employees, personnel colleagues, and trade unions to ensure a consistent, supportive approach to employee relations issues.
• Providing expert advice on discipline, grievance, dignity at work, terms and conditions, and other personnel matters.
• Leading investigations and representing Personnel Services at hearings and meetings and producing clear, concise investigation reports with evidence-based findings, ensuring accuracy, objectivity, and compliance with policy and legislation.
• Contributing to the development, implementation, and review of HR policies and procedures.
• Promoting equality, inclusion, and fairness in all aspects of service delivery.

You will have a professional HR qualification and/or relevant experience in operational HR service delivery, with strong knowledge of personnel policies, employment law, and best practice. You’ll be a confident communicator with excellent organisational skills, able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. CIPD qualification is desirable.

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

• What attracts you to this role and how does your experience, behaviours and knowledge equip you to deliver the high-quality employee relations support essential for this role?
• Describe your experience of providing advice and guidance on employee relations matters such as discipline, grievance, or dignity at work. What was the situation, what advice did you provide, and what was the outcome?
• Describe your experience of conducting workplace investigations. How did you gather evidence, ensure impartiality, and present your findings?

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.

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

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.

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)