Senior Clerical Officer-( Temp)- REQ03754

North Lanarkshire Council; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

The Contracts and Provisions Section are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking, and reliable individuals to join their team.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will support the delivery of a range of functions including Mainstream and Additional Support Needs (ASN) transport, Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), and Placing Requests for pupils within North Lanarkshire Council. This will include assisting in procurement processes, processing of invoices/expense payments, application forms, and general data.

You will regularly deal with telephone, electronic, and in-person enquiries in relation to the Contracts and Provisions Service. This will include liaising with schools, pupils, parents, contractors, partners, and internal providers.

You should have the ability to work effectively within a team environment and have the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Good communication skills along with the ability to relate to contractors, parents, and staff are essential.

It is essential that you have good numerical skills along with a good working knowledge of a range of IT packages, including spreadsheets and databases. Experience in processing invoices and payments is desirable.

Work pattern:

35 hours per week - Monday to Thursday - 08:45 to 16:45 - Friday 08:45 to 16:15.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans, and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists, and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential, or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect, and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential, and increase productivity.

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***