Business Support Assistant jobs in Glasgow

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You will manage the school office and provide personal administrative support to the head teacher, including liaison with other departmental service providers. Oversee the operational aspects of DSM for the school and comply with appropriate standing orders and financial regulations. Assist with and provide administrative support in respect of recruitment and selection procedures.

It is essential that you have previous clerical and/or administrative experience, including experience of DSM and financial procedures.

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 15 November 2026

Shortleet date: Tuesday 17 November 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 25 November 2026

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Allison Angelini, Business Support Manager, at Allison.Angelini@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk (No agencies please)

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support – Work East Ren – For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren. They can also provide general support with other employability matters. Please contact Work East Ren on 0141 577 8438, email worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

Use of AI in applications – Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.