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Business Support Assistant (Temporary) - MOR10529

Moray Council

Elgin

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 29,000

7 days ago
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Job summary

An established local authority is seeking a dedicated clerical support officer to assist in the Children & Families and Justice Social Work service. This role is vital for ensuring smooth operations through effective clerical tasks, including data entry and record keeping. The ideal candidate will thrive in a busy office environment and possess strong communication and organizational skills. This temporary position offers an opportunity to contribute to the welfare of the community while developing valuable skills in a supportive setting. If you are self-motivated and enjoy working as part of a team, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

  • Experience in clerical work including data entry, word processing, and filing.
  • Recognized qualifications in word processing and spreadsheets are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clerical support for the Children & Families and Justice Social Work service.
  • Participate in the Council's employee review and development programme.

Skills

Clerical work

Data entry

Word processing

Record keeping

Filing

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer care

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

4 SQA National 5 grades or equivalent

ECDL or equivalent for word processing

ECDL or equivalent for spreadsheets

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Photocopier

Email

Job description

Job Description

To provide efficient and effective clerical support for the Children & Families and Justice Social Work service.

Responsibilities
  1. Provide clerical support for the Children & Families and Justice Social Work service.
  2. Undertake tasks and processes to support the work of the Children & Families and Justice Social Work service.
  3. Provide clerical support to the Children & Families Social Work Team.
  4. Participate in the Council's employee review and development programme.
The Individual
  1. Experience in clerical work including figure work, data entry, word processing, record keeping and filing.
  2. Experience of working in a busy office environment using relevant technology and equipment e.g. photocopier, email, Intra/Internet.
  3. 4 SQA National 5 grades or equivalent at level 3 or above including English and Maths/Arithmetic.
  4. Recognised qualification for word processing, e.g. ECDL or equivalent.
  5. Recognised qualification for spreadsheets, e.g. ECDL or equivalent.
  6. High level of accuracy in work.
  7. Ability to prioritise own workload.
  8. Ability to use initiative in day to day tasks.
  9. Ability to participate as a team member.
  10. Effective written and oral communication skills.
  11. Ability to deliver a high level of customer care.
  12. Effective organisational and time management skills.
  13. Self confident and self motivated.
  14. Appreciation and acceptance of, and commitment to the importance of confidentiality.
  15. Experience of operating software applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  16. Ability to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills.
  17. Ability to identify and suggest improvements.
  18. Flexible and adaptable.
  19. You may need to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car.
  20. Understanding of and ability to demonstrate key inter-personal skills on the telephone, by email and face to face.
  21. Willingness to accept direction/delegation.
  22. Ability to develop effective working relationships.
  23. Ability to work in an open plan/shared office.
  24. Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service.
  25. Ability to work in different offices depending on the needs of the service.
  26. Ability to work under pressure whilst meeting deadlines.
  27. Capacity to deal with some emotionally difficult and sensitive situations.

Temporary for 12 months

Closing date: 04 April 2025

Starting salary: £24,995.10

£13.26 per hour

36.25 hours per week

For further information, please contact Nina Garrick on 01343 557922

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