Administrative Assistant - Turnbull High - EAD08412

Scottish Government; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

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Ref no: EAD08412

Published: 08/04/2025

Closes: 22/04/2025

Location: Turnbull High School St Marys Road Bishopbriggs, G64 2EF

Salary: £26,552.30 - £29,380.89 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Summary

HOURS: 35 hours per week, 52 weeks

DAYS /TIMES: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, 1 hour lunch break

An opportunity has arisen for an Admin Assistant based at Turnbull High School, working 35 hours per week, 52 weeks.

Duties will include supervision of clerical staff and providing admin support to the School Management Team and School Support Manager. Responsibilities include IT tasks associated with the maintenance of all school records in relation to pupils and staff, processing of school orders, ensuring financial records are updated, telephone and reception duties, distribution of school mail, dealing with pupil enquiries, and attending to the welfare needs of pupils.

You must have experience of working within an office environment, and excellent organisational and IT skills are essential. You should be able to work as part of a team and enjoy a variety of tasks within your remit.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

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

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to confirmation of employment 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 the HR & OD Manager.

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 requiring a PVG/Disclosure check.

Charter of Commitment

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

1. Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly, and welcoming manner.
2. Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender, and disability.
3. The information received will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
4. We will encourage and welcome applications from individuals under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met, an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
5. We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
6. We will advise you within a reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria (normally within 4 weeks).
7. We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
8. We will inform you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.