School Support Officer - Glan Y Mor School

Salary: £25,782 - £26,607

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 1557

Organisation: Schools

Section: Glan Y Mor School

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Temporary/Secondment - Term Time Only

Contract end date: 31 March 2026

Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Llanelli

Grade: Grade D +4%

Salary: £25,782 - £26,607

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £13.36 - £13.79

Contract Hours 37

Come and join our team
Required as soon as possible a full time temporary excellent School Support Officer, based at Ysgol Glan-y-Mor School, to support and manage the school attendance systems and financial support, until March 2026 initially.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role in our school. Reporting to a member of the leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the efficient input/extraction of attendance data on SIMS and supporting financial processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our school and exert a positive influence over the ethos of the school and wider school community.

The successful candidate will:

• Support the attendance system of the school through data entry, analysis and direct communication with parents and pupils, and other related issues.
• Provide administrative support in our busy school office/ receptionist environment.

Successful candidates will also be expected to:

• Provide general financial support.
• Provide administrative support to Heads of Department and other leaders in the school.
• Undertake a range of administrative procedures as are needed.
• Fully contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals who work with the school.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Amongst other duties they will also assist in the provision of refreshments for meetings and guests.

Please see the job description for full details. Though experience is preferred and an advantage, it is not essential and full training will be given in post as required.

Further details are available upon request from Diane Booth, Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School, Heol Elfed, Burry Port, Carms, SA16 0AL Tel: 01554 836119 or via email: Diane.Booth@glanymor.cymru

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DBS level: An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job

Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 1 - You will need a basic knowledge of Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level..

Closing Date: 28/04/2025, 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

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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.

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