Clerical/Admin Assistant (Learning Disability Service)

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen for a Clerical/Admin Assistant within West Dunbartonshire's Health and Social Care Partnership.

We are seeking an efficient and effective Clerical/Admin Assistant to assist the Respite Coordinator with the development and provision of respite and short breaks for carers in West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to ensuring that Short Breaks/Respite are provided to carers to enable them to have a break from their caring role and to support them in their caring role.

We promote an individual, creative, personalised, person centred approach to short breaks that will meet the needs of each carer (and the cared for person). This is in line with the human rights approach to the National Health and Care Standards as well as the Self Directed Services legislation.

The successful candidate will hold an administration related qualification or equivalent relevant experience in an administrative support function. 

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults and/or Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/