THE DETAILS:
- Location: Swansea, SA2 9EB
- Hours: Full time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annual
- Language: English
- Closing Date: 04 January, 2024 12:00 AM
This job application date has now expired.
About us:
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
The role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Executive Support Team at Gower College Swansea where you will work as part of a friendly corporate administration team within the College's executive office.
The Executive Support Team provide highly efficient, professional and confidential support across a range of administrative duties to the College's Chief Executive Officer, Principal and Executive Directors. The team is fast paced and constantly striving to improve and seeks to meet our aspiration of excellence in everything we do through a supportive and inclusive approach.
We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.
If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
The role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Executive Support Team at Gower College Swansea where you will work as part of a friendly corporate administration team within the College's executive office.
The Executive Support Team provide highly efficient, professional and confidential support across a range of administrative duties to the College's Chief Executive Officer, Principal and Executive Directors. The team is fast paced and constantly striving to improve and seeks to meet our aspiration of excellence in everything we do through a supportive and inclusive approach.
- Full-time (37 hours per week)
- Permanent
- £24,131 - £26,268 per annum
- Hill House campus
- Provide administrative support to the Executive Support Manager
- Support the efficient day to day running of the Executive Office
- Responsible for a portfolio of meetings - agenda setting, minute taking, and ensuring follow-on actions are carried out and tracked accordingly
- Possess excellent organisational skills
- Awareness of the high level of confidentiality within your day to day responsibilities
- Able to work calmly under pressure
- Used to working in a very busy and demanding environment
- Reliable and flexible to meet the demands of the role
- Use your own initiative on daily work tasks, with the ability to prioritise and manage your time effectively to meet deadlines
- Highly developed communication skills and the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
- A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
- 2 staff well-being days
- Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
- View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing
We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.
If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).