Schools Business Assistant; Term Time

Salary: GBP 24,685. per year

This is a post in the Education Business Centre, which is a service within the Education Department of Gwynedd Council.

The position is being offered on a temporary basis until 31 March 2027 in the first instance, with the possibility of a further extension thereafter.

This is a good opportunity to join a team of other administrators who support Gwynedd's primary schools.

The role offers various work experiences and is a good opportunity to develop yourself in the administration field.

The successful candidate would be responsible for providing administrative support to a specific number of primary schools in Gwynedd.

The Education Business Centre is located at the Council's offices in Pwllheli.

Following a period of approximately 6 weeks training, which would take place in the office in Pwllheli, the successful candidate would then be able to work a hybrid system which would be a mixture of working at home as well as working in the office in Pwllheli.

We are very flexible in terms of the ratio of working from home to working in the office but do expect staff to work at least 2 days every week in the office during term time.

We offer a flexible working plan where it is possible to accumulate flexible hours and exchange it for time off work.

The job is school term (41 weeks) with the need to work up to 10 days a year during the school holidays.

• Be a member of a team and possess the ability to collaborate well.
• Be prepared to be flexible to cover when necessary within the team.

• Effective communication, showing initiative (able to see work).

• Experience of working or a recognised qualification in one of the following fields:
• Administration/Information Technology/Business/Finance

• Equivalent to NVQ3 in administration or other relevant qualification.
• IT qualifications relevant to the post.

• Previous administrative work undertaken.
• Experience of working as part of a team.

• Extensive awareness of the work of the Education Department and Schools.
• Experience of financial work.

• Good communication skills - oral and written.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office 2016 software.

• Experience of working on SIMS and FMS systems.
• Awareness of internet use.

Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.

Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.

Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.

Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.

Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh or English (help is available to check the work).

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Support the effective management of Gwynedd primary schools by ensuring an administrative and financial service of quality.
• This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people, and expects all its members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

• Laptop and communication equipment.

The main purpose of the post is to provide a quality administrative and financial service to a cluster of primary schools in Gwynedd.

To provide first class administrative support to the schools in accordance with the Service Level Agreement and the services in which the schools have invested in. The Assistant will contribute positively to the ethos/work and general objectives of the schools and the Education Business Centre.

The Assistant will be responsible for working independently, showing initiative and creativity in dealing with all aspects of the job. Work should be planned and prioritised on a daily basis to achieve tight timetables while adhering to details and accuracy when completing the following tasks:

• Process schools'…