Clerical Assistant - Bearsden Academy

Job Summary

Please note salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours. This position is temporary.

Work pattern – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 0830 – 1630, term time.

Working in Bearsden Academy, you will provide clerical support for the school during term-time.

You will undertake various clerical tasks as required by the School Support Manager including maintenance of all school records using SEEMIS Click & Go, word processing, telephone, mail etc. and deal with visitor, staff and pupil enquiries. You will also contribute to the provision of a caring and supportive environment for the whole school community.

You must have experience of working within a busy office environment and possess excellent customer service skills. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills, be literate and numerate with excellent IT skills.

Applicants must be customer focused with a can-do attitude interested in working within an exciting and busy department.

This post is subject to a PVG check.

For further information please contact:

Rebekah Aitken
School Support Manager
Tel:  0141 955 2344

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with
screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Websites

East Dunbartonshire Council

Bearsden Academy