SLA12046 - Clerical Assistant

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join, or further develop your career within the innovative, 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.
In addition, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in the award-winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave, dependent on your length of service
• Public holiday entitlement (10 days pro rata)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, bank/buy 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)
• Working a blended model between home and office

Requirements

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 terminal which includes updating and retrieving information, updating the Social Work Information System (SWiSplus) including maintaining electronic 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.

Responsibilities

Essential requirements
• Excellent IT skills & knowledge
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in minute taking

Desirable requirements
• Experience in working with limited supervision


All applicants who meet the initial criteria will be required to undertake a minute taking test, prior to attending for interview.

The Individual

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
• 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)