Clerical Officer

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Dalmarnock, is currently looking to recruit a Clerical Assistant for an initial 12 month contract on a rate of £16.69/hour PAYE – working 35 hours per week. This role will be based onsite in Dalmarnock, Glasgow.

Responsibilities:

• Sort and distribute internal despatches and faxes to Divisions/Departments in a timely manner, including the use of Electronic Document Records Management Software and appropriate correspondence tracking software.
• Providing customer service at a public counter, issuing mail, responding to general enquiries and offering appropriate advice both in person and via telephone/email.
• Carry out mail room duties in respect of external mail items. Operation of various postal equipment.
• Sort, distribute and where required open, record and forward incoming mail.
• Contribute to the accurate secure recording, distribution and tracking of cash/valuables and charitable donations within the organisation in keeping with established guidelines.
• Carry out a range of administrative functions including checking of stock levels and preparing of stationery requisitions for authorisation by appropriate signatory, photocopying, invoice processing and associated record keeping.
• May be required to undertake additional duties that are consistent with the level and grading of the role.

Essential Skills:

• Educated to SQA Standard Grade level (or equivalent) OR Where no formal qualifications exist an extended period of relevant clerical experience.
• Ideally Mailroom or else Logistics or Retail background.
• Customer Service.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong time management – ability to work to deadlines.
• MS Office (Word and Excel).
• Experienced in roles requiring standing and walking for periods with some manual handling (including heavy lifting).

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.