Clerical Assistant - Bearsden Academy - EAD09510

Job Summary

Please note salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours. This position is temporary. Appointment to this post will be effective from week beginning 31st August 2026.

Hours: 21 hours per week, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, 08:30 -16:30

Based at Bearsden Academy, you will provide clerical support within the main school office. Duties include reception work, administering pupil absences, supporting parents’ evenings, vaccinations, and other school events. You will maintain all school records relating to pupils and staff, distribute school mail, handle enquiries from pupils, parents, and other stakeholders, and attend to the welfare needs of pupils.

You must have experience working in an office environment, and strong IT skills are essential. Experience using SEEMIS Click and Go, along with advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel, is desirable. Knowledge of Microsoft Teams is also advantageous. You should be able to work as part of a team, meet deadlines, and enjoy carrying out a variety of tasks within your remit.

Applicants must be customer‑focused, have a positive, can‑do attitude, and be interested in working within a busy and dynamic school environment.

Applicants must be customer focused with a can-do attitude interested in working within an exciting and busy department.

This post is subject to a PVG check.

For further information please contact:

Rebekah Aitken
School Support Manager
Tel:

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:
• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with
screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

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