ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 19 August 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: 17.5hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday and Tuesday 8:45am – 4:45pm and alternate Wednesdays 8:45am – 4:45pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £14,006 - £14,179
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join, or further develop your career, within the innovative South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team, working to support the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Service.
Apply today, and you could soon be working to support your new colleagues who provide a frontline service to the community of Lanarkshire.
You would be part of a successful well-established team who, liaise with internal colleagues and external agencies to arrange and provide a range of specialist and general clerical tasks including a specialist minute taking service to support MAPPA. Daily use of the ViSOR information system which includes updating and retrieving information, updating and maintaining electronic recording and filing systems.
At present, meetings are, in the majority held via Microsoft Teams, however, the successful applicant would be required to be flexible and able to travel to various locations across the Resource including Clydesdale, Cambuslang, East Kilbride and Hamilton to provide support and undertake minutes of meetings.
This post involves access to the Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) information system and MAPPA folders and the successful candidate will be subject to Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) at a minimum of level 2.
Essential requirements
Excellent IT skills & knowledge
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent communication skills
Experience in minute taking
Desirable requirements
All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be required to undertake a minute taking test, prior to attending for interview.
View the Clerical Assistant job profile.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
Screening Questions
Question 1
Can you demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills?
Question 2
Can you evidence that you have excellent IT skills and knowledge?
Question 3
Can you demonstrate excellent organisational skills?
Work Experience, Skills & Knowledge, Experience and Personal Qualities
Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post.
How would you establish relationships with managers and / or groups of staff? Also, please detail any experience you feel is relevant.
Can you please detail how you would manage competing demands to ensure timescales and deadlines are met? Please provide an example if you feel this is relevant?
- Give an example of a time where you have had to make an important decision, what was it, how did you make it and did this have an impact on others?
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.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.
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.
Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.
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
- 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)
