ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 24 July 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: Auchintibber Resource Centre, Blantyre
Hours: 17.5hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, alternate Wednesday 8.45am - 4.45pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £14,663 - £14,872
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join, or to further develop your career within the innovative South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Performance and Support Service Team. We are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant, who would be responsible for line managing a team of admin staff, who, liaise with internal colleagues and external agencies to arrange and provide a range of specialist and general clerical tasks.
As an Administrative Assistant you will be responsible for the direct line management of a team and will deliver a diverse range of services including:
undertaking performance appraisals and managing attendance
identifying learning and development requirements for your team
planning, monitoring, and controlling workflow
running statistical reports for analysis
liaising with managers to provide an effective support to ensure timescales and deadlines are met
Within this role, you will require excellent communication skills and be able to build positive working relationships with admin and operational staff and managers. You will be required to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively. You should be flexible in your approach, to meet the demands of the post.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
Screening questions
Question 1
Do you have experience of working in a busy office environment undertaking various clerical tasks, working to tight timescales?
Question 2
Can you evidence that you have excellent IT skills and knowledge?
Question 3
Can you demonstrate excellent organisational skills?
Application Questions
Performing
Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities with demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience.
Working with others
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.
Flexible
Within administration we work to numerous statutory timescales and deadlines. 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.
Efficient
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.
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 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.
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)
