Lanarkshire Carers is recruiting a Clerical and Administration Assistant to join our professional and committed staff team working to make a positive difference delivering information, advice and outcome-based support for unpaid carers throughout Lanarkshire.

The position is full time, 35 hours per week worked flexibly to include occasional evenings and weekends, however part time hours could be considered for the right candidate. Lanarkshire Carers is a progressive organisation where you will be supported, valued and well rewarded. The salary for this role is Grade 2, SCP 5-7, £25,973 - £27,378.

The Clerical and Administration Assistant will provide support to the Business Administration team, CEO and operations of Lanarkshire Carers, contributing to the delivery of services and business requirements and working collaboratively with other team members as and when required. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience.

For more details on the role, please view the job description.

Lanarkshire Carers: organisation, values and benefits

Lanarkshire Carers is a quality assured, well-established, carer led and value-based organisation working with and for unpaid carers across Lanarkshire. Our mission is to ensure carers are identified, well informed, involved, supported and empowered through information, advice and direct support that help them continue caring while maintaining their own health and wellbeing.

Our Board of Directors are committed to making Lanarkshire Carers a great place to work, supporting flexible working and promoting a carer positive workplace. Staff benefits include a generous annual leave and public holiday allocation of 37 days, rising to 42 days with length of service, a workplace pension scheme, group life and critical illness cover, an Employee Assistance Programme, Credit Union Membership and access to continuous professional development through our staff learning and development programme, with progression routes across the organisation.

Please visit our website lanarkshirecarers.org.uk for more information about Lanarkshire Carers, including our annual report for 2024/2025, which provides a useful overview of our work and job roles.

Lanarkshire Carers is an Equal Opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.

PVG

Post holders require a countersigned membership of the PGV scheme.

Our workstyles

Post holders will be based between our centres in Hamilton and Airdrie, and localities throughout Lanarkshire, with staff working on an outreach basis in community, health and social care venues across Lanarkshire Working from home/hybrid working may also be required, although this post will not be part of the hybrid working rota and will mainly work from Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Hamilton.