Business Support Assistant

Job DescriptionAn opportunity has arisen to join the Education Directorate Business Support Team. Applicants must have previous administration experience, good literacy/numeracy skills, good communication/organisational skills, plus a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and work well as part of a team. Key tasks within the team include: Provision of Business Support to Quality Improvement Managers and associated QIO’s /LO’s.  Plan and organise work relating to areas of specialist support i.e. PEPASS, HT Recruitment, PR Appeals, Blairvadach, Probationers, Students, Children Missing in Education, Glasgow Virtual School, Home Education. Hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to manage and maintain your work life balance.Application PacksWe want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054. If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help. There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.Further InformationThe Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.  We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.  As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.     Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see   Working for Us\Job Evaluation        For further information about working for us please refer to our website GCC HR Policies