Unit Coordinator School Safeguarding & Attendance Service

Salary: £23,500 - £24,294

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 436

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Section: Education Welfare

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Llanelli

Grade: Grade D

Salary: £23,500 - £24,294

Hourly Rate : £12.18 - £12.59

Contract Hours 37

Come and join our team
We are currently advertising for an administrative vacancy within the School Safeguarding and Attendance Service in our Children's Services department.

If you are organised, able to stay calm working in a busy environment, have excellent listening and literacy skills, can produce accurate summaries of meeting discussions, without making mistakes and want a career within a department dedicated to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our community then we would like to hear from you.

If you are committed to a career in a specialist administrative environment then we can provide the support and opportunity to attain the experience and qualifications for this position.

Note: please read the job profile carefully and provide written examples in your supporting statement to tell us why what you have done and why you meet the skills that we are looking for.

For an informal chat about the role, call Vicky Jeremy on 07919 226889 or email: VJeremy@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date: 15/07/2024, 23:55

The Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. P lease Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.