Senior Clerical Assistant - Occupational Therapy Team, Pullar House

Job Description

Senior Clerical Assistant - PKC10327
£21,961 - £23,312
Occupational Therapy Team, Pullar House, Perth

As we develop our intake and community team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Clerical Assistant to join the Occupational Therapy Admin Team.

As team inclusion is at the centre of our ethos, we would encourage applications from people that feel as passionately as we do about treating everyone with kindness, dignity and respect.

We are looking for someone with a flexible approach and a broad range of administrative skills who can respond to the demanding and changing needs of our service.

If you can demonstrate experience of team work and multi-disciplinary working you will fit right in.

An important part of the role will involve information gathering and co-ordination of Occupational Therapy support to identify the most appropriate outcome for service users who have been referred to us.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established, highly skilled and stable team, with excellent training, supervision and development opportunities provided. Benefits also include flexible working scheme, modern working practices, generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme.   

The successful applicant will assist the team in maintaining vulnerable people in the community by providing a range of administrative tasks and support the smooth running of the teams day to day operation. 

The Individual

The ideal candidate will be motivated and engaging, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Effective time management is essential.

It would be desirable if you have clerical and typing skills, knowledge of Budgets/Finance and be experienced working with a variety of software packages including AIS & PECOS. 

Customer care is crucial in this role and you need to evidence sensitivity/empathy to the needs of others. 
It would be desirable if you have experience dealing with challenging behaviours, bereaved customers and complaints.

We are looking for a colleague who has the ability to work flexibly in a variety of situations and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and have proven organisational and prioritisation skills.

We offer a variety of training specialist to the role.
We will provide a supportive and flexible working arrangement to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

For informal discussion about this role, please contact:
Carol Cowan, Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist on 07341077657

When applying for this post, please provide current contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees, one should be your present or most recent employer. However, if you are an existing employee of Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide reference details for your current employer.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.

What we can do for you

If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.   

A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

For more information about working for Perth & Kinross Council and living in one of the most scenic areas of Scotland, look at our Jobs, careers and employment page.