Cynorthwyydd Graddfa 2, Ysgol Arbennig Greenfield/Grade 2 Admin Assistant, Greenfield Special School

Salary: £23,893.00 - To: £23,893.00

GREENFIELD SPECIAL SCHOOL
Duffryn Road
Pentrebach
MERTHYR TYDFIL
CF48 4BJ
01685 351817

HEADTEACHER : Mrs R Stephens Davies

GRADE 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

37 Hours per week
Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm
Friday 8am - 3.30pm
Term Time only
Salary: Grade 2 SCP6 £23,893 per annum pro rata
87.45% = £20,897 per annum

Fixed term 1 year post with the opportunity to progress to permanent
To start in September 2024

There is an opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join our motivated and successful team.

Governors are keen to appoint an enthusiastic candidate who will be committed to providing support for our pupils and staff.

As the first point of contact for the school, all applicants must be professional, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and good customer service. We are seeking individuals with experience using the School Information Management System (SIMS). Previous experience working in a school office is highly desirable. Applicants without this experience will be considered but must be able to demonstrate a background working within Administration or Receptionist roles with transferable skills. Duties will include:
Receptionist duties such as answering the phone and welcoming visitors. Administrative duties such as typing letters, sorting post, managing emails; school meals administration, printing and photocopying and managing schools' systems like SIMS

We are a split-site school and the successful candidate may occasionally need to travel between both sites (approx. 3 miles apart)

This post is subject to an Enhanced and Barred DBS Check

Application forms can be completed online at www.merthyr.gov.uk
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 4th September 2024 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the closing date.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council encourages applications from Welsh speakers. Application forms may be submitted in Welsh and any applications completed in Welsh will not be treated any less favourably than those submitted in English. If you are successfully shortlisted for interview please contact us to let us know if you would like your interview to be conducted through the medium of Welsh.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.