Clerical Assistant
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Direct ATS application. Include measurable achievements and core keywords from the job description.
Initial recruiter screening → Hiring Manager interview → Role-specific practical assessment.
Compensation benchmarked against current UK market rates (GBP).
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Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description
The post plays a key role in supporting operational staff within an Adult Day Care Service. This includes maintaining the Social Work Information system in respect of referrals to the service and maintaining updates to changes in service delivery. In order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Health and Social Care Partnership Plan and the Community Plan Post holder will provide a customer care role, including sign-posting where required both in terms of telephony and reception provision. The post holder will also provide minute taker support where required.
Requirements
The duties of this post requires access to the public sector network and therefore the successful applicant must complete a basic Disclosure Scotland application. A formal offer of employment with East Ayrshire Council will only be made once satisfactory clearance has been received. Any information that is disclosed on a basic disclosure will require to be discussed before a formal offer of employment is made.
Responsibilities
We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.
The Individual
This is a full time permanent post based within Health & Social Care Partnership, Adult Support Services based in Balmoral Road Centre, Kilmarnock.
Hours of work - Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm
Annual Salary £21,294 - £22,313
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