Clerical Officer

at  Fife Council

WAYS IN WHICH YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED GOOD COMMUNICATION AND EFFECTIVE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to produce professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you engaged with others towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines.)

WAYS IN WHICH YOU HAVE USED YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF OFFICE PROCESS AND SYSTEMS TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT.

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge of financial and IT systems to provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce and interpret management information; how have you used your initiative to drive forward improvements.)

JOB DETAILS

We are looking for a highly skilled Clerical Officer to provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative support service within schools, utilising the Management Information Systems and other Education specific IT systems, ensuring accurate IT data capture to meet the requirements of school, corporate and government agencies including SQA reporting and updating and maintaining pupil information to ensure exam entry, planning and timetabling. Establishing, reviewing and maintaining efficient office systems to enable prompt retrieval of data, completion of returns, as required to meet competing and strict deadlines whilst working with minimum supervision.
As a Clerical Officer, you will work under the direction and supervision of the Headteacher or Admin Co-ordinator.
A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

QUALIFICATION, REGISTRATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

You are required to have a NC or equivalent educational qualification to SCQF level 5 which includes Nat 5 or SVQ 2 or Standard Grades at Credit Level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.