Total 10 administrative clerical job vacancies in edinburgh

Grade UE4: £25,433 to £28,081 per annum, pro-rata if part-time

USG/Leaps

Full-time: 35 hours per week, however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns

Fixed-term: until 30th June, 2025, due to funding





LEAPS is a successful and unique widening participation programme, funded by its higher education and local council partners as well as the Scottish Funding Council to increase progression to higher education in South East Scotland. LEAPS is also supported by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and delivers the Scottish Funding Council’s (SFC) Schools for Higher Education Programme (SHEP) in South East Scotland, as part of the National Schools Programme.



This post is a hybrid role which requires 50% working from home and 50% from the office based at Old Moray House, Edinburgh.



Your skills and attributes for success:

Strong IT skills, fully proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite, including Outlook, Word & Excel
Good interpersonal and communication skills, including confident telephone manner and a high standard of written English.
Ability to work to a high standard under pressure, to plan and to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
Attention to accuracy and detail.
Use initiative to take responsibility for tasks and demonstrate high levels of commitment and organisational skills.

• Organize programs to support operational requirements.
• Monitor projects for administrative errors.
• Enforce organizational practices.
• Review correspondence prior to submission.
• Provide technical guidance on administrative activities.
• Assemble resources for organizational training events.
• Update policies applicable to the organization.
• Utilize various automation programs simultaneously.

Starting at $60,515 Per Year (GS 9)

Job Description

CF Children, Education and Justice Services

Adult Education Programme Clerical (Casual) Support Staff
Various

Salary: £12.56 per hour
Hours: 0 - Casual hours

We are looking for day, evening and weekend clerical workers to support the delivery of our Adult Education Programme. We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible, friendly and dedicated people to work in a range of settings based on the needs of the programme.

These posts will support the Adult Education Programmes across the City of Edinburgh. There is a particular need to recruit staff to support programmes in the outskirts of Edinburgh such as South Queensferry , Ratho and Currie as well as the city centre. Tasks include meeting and greeting students attending Adult Education courses, directing them to the rooms and undertaking basic admin tasks such as photocopying for tutors.

Driving would be an advantage but not essential.

This advert is for casual tertiary staff who are able to travel as required to different venues where needed. The courses delivered take place morning, afternoon, evening and weekends and are typically 2 hours in duration.

You can find out more about the programme here

https://adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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The Sheriff Appeal Court (Civil), based at Parliament House in Edinburgh have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join the team as an Administrative Officer on a fixed term contract for an initial period of 6 months with the possibility of extension thereafter.

The Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) Civil commenced in 2016, as part of the Scottish Civil Courts Reforms. The SAC (Civil) team is based in Parliament House, Edinburgh. The Court hears appeals against decisions from the sheriff courts.

Administrative Officers carry out a variety of general administrative duties to progress cases through the court or provide support to other functions within the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

The Key Responsibilities

To undertake a number of general administrative duties including:

To support the Clerk of Court and Assistant Clerk in efficiently processing the work of the Sheriff Appeal Court;

To establish effective communications and working relationships with the members of the Sheriff Appeal Court bench, legal practitioners and colleagues;

To process and distribute incoming mail which comprises of parts of appeal processes and other documents;

To assist in the processing of the daily business of the SAC (Civil), including, but not limited to:
*dealing with enquiries at the public counter, via mail, telephone and email;
*liaising with the procedural Appeal Sheriff;
*processing all aspects of civil applications received by the Sheriff Appeal Court, including stated case appeals;
*accounting for fees where appropriate;
*transmission of papers to the SAC bench and Court Clerk; and
maintaining the Sheriff Appeal Court Register

Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm on the closing date stated on the advert, 28 November 2024.

You will be notified if you have been selected to progress to the Assessment stage by 29 November 2024. The closing date for the assessment stage is 2 December 2024.

Interviews will be held week commencing 16 December 2024.

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Your new company

You will be joining a well-respected and diverse legal firm located in Edinburgh City Centre. This is an excellent opportunity for you to start your professional career or develop your skills further.

Your new role


As a member of the office services department, you'll be working in a busy and hands-on environment with a close team of professionals. As an Administrative Assistant, no day is the same. You'll be responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• General office administration (scanning, filing, mail etc.)
• Handling the mail delivery process
• Management of important client documents
• Data entry
• Helping with basic IT support (desk and meeting room set-up, liaising with the IT department to resolve issues etc.)
• Ad hoc projects
• Reception cover when the front office team is unavailable

This is a varied and busy role, with lots of training and support on offer as you progress.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience working in customer services, working with the public or in a general office environment
• A reliable individual who is keen to develop in their career
• An enthusiastic go-getter with excellent teamwork skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organisation and methodical approach to working
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

What you'll get in return


In return for your hard work and commitment, you'll receive:

• Competitive salary
• A dedicated career development and appraisal plan
• On the job training and upskilling to build on your skills
• Excellent holiday entitlement with the ability to buy additional holidays or carry holidays
• Competitive pension scheme

What you need to do now


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Job Description

Education and Children's Service's

Clerical Assistant
Forrester High School

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 33.42 per week, 40 weeks sessional

Monday to Thursday 8:15 - 16:00 and Friday 8:15 - 14:00

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Clerical Assistant who possesses excellent customer service, organisational and communication skills to join the Forrester High School office team.

The school office staff are vital to the smooth and efficient running of the school. They are highly valued members of the school staff.

As the first point of contact for visitors and callers to the school, it is important that they create a friendly, courteous and welcoming atmosphere. This is a demanding role and you should be committed to achieving the best for all in the school community.

For more information about the school, please visit the website http://forresterhighschool.org.uk/ or call 0131 334 9262.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Grade UE04 - £24,533 - £27,181 per annum
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine - Clinical Sciences
Full time - 35 hours per week
Fixed terrm contract - 2 years

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the MND-SMART clinical trial management team. The post-holder will provide administrative support to the trial management team to ensure that the study runs efficiently and vital documents are prepared and stored according to strict governance requirements.

Duties will include filing, photocopying, scanning and document organisation; meeting organisation; travel booking; dealing with email and phone enquiries; maintaining stocks of consumables; data entry. The post-holder will gain experience in clinical trial management.

MND-SMART is the largest-ever clinical drugs trial for motor neuron disease in the UK. It is open at 22 sites across the UK and has recruited over 850 people.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and based on-campus at Edinburgh BioQuarter.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Previous experience working in an office or data management environment
Experience with Microsoft 365 software and confidence to learn new IT systems
Organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively
Excellent attention to detail; able and willing to work in accordance with strictly defined procedures
Informal enquiries should be sent to Judith Newton, Anne Rowling Clinic Deputy Director, on Judith.Newton@ed.ac.uk.

Job Description

Children, Education & Justice Services

Clerical Assistant
Juniper Green Primary School Nursery

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 3.15pm & Friday 8.30am to 12pm

Juniper Green Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational primary school. It serves the residents of the Juniper Green, Baberton Mains and Colinton/Hailes areas of Edinburgh, a broad social mix.

The school is a modern building with excellent educational facilities. There are 14 classes and a term time only nursery. The Headteacher and two Depute Headteachers all have a teaching commitment.

The school clerical assistant post is a key part of the office team at Juniper Green. Working alongside the business manager and school administrator they will provide support for the senior team, teaching staff and pupils.

The office team are a very important and integral part of the school and ensure the smooth day to day running of the school. It is essential that the successful candidate is a team player and has excellent organisational, interpersonal, I.T. and communication skills.

The clerical assistant will take responsibility for ordering of school resources using the council procurement system, keeping the medication paperwork, health care plans and medicines up to date, working alongside the Additional Support Needs team leader to issue invitations and minutes for child planning meetings and organising trips for class teachers. Additionally there will be a variety of office tasks, answering calls, using online payments system and online records management system, operating reception and dealing with pupils and parent and staff requests in a sensitive and appropriate manner.

For further information please visit our website www.junipergreenprimary.co.uk

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Teaching Administrative Assistant: Curriculum & EMS

Grade 5 (£27,979 - £32,332)

College MVM

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Veterinary Teaching Organisation

Full time 35 hours per week

Open ended post

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and efficient Teaching Administrative Assistant.

The Opportunity:

The post-holder will be a member of a team providing an effective administrative service in support of a variety of aspects of undergraduate teaching, learning and assessment, and must have excellent computing and interpersonal skills. Effectiveness in this role critically requires someone who can work well with others, is flexible and open to change and can meet all deadlines with a friendly, approachable manner.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Qualifications and experience related to the role
Evidenced high standard of written English, meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in communications.
Competent with Microsoft Office and good IT skills. Full range of administrative and computing skills with experience of commonly used applications, particularly word processing, spread sheets and databases.
Proactive in creating and improving office systems and procedures. Flexible and adaptable approach to changes in systems and business processes.
Able to make own decisions and use own initiative in order to prioritise tasks and plan own workload.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a flexible attitude. Job holder requires independence, excellent organisational skills, a positive customer service attitude and strong communication skills.
Able to deal with queries in a helpful, professional and tactful manner, where required, to enable situations to be resolved within approved guidelines.
Must have a flexible approach to assisting the department. Ability to maintain focus and provide efficient service under pressure and in busy environment.

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Clerical Worker
Moffat Early Years Campus

Salary: £24,064 - £26,468 per year
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clerical Worker to join us at Moffat Early years campus.

For more information regarding the post please see the attached documentation and for an informal chat, contact: 0131 661 1401

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme