Administrative Assistant

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job reference

REQ001772

Date posted

28/10/2025

Apply by

11/11/2025

Salary

£28,142

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Administration and Clerical

Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Temporary Administrative Assistant - Externally Funded (Temporary Funding until

Business Support at Cwm Taf Youth Offending Service

Fixed centre - YOS Offices, The Law Court, Merthyr Tydfil

As part of the Youth Offending Service Business Support Team you will provide clerical and information technology support to managers, operational staff and specialised partner agency workers.

The successful candidate will need excellent I.T. skills, have the ability to be patient/keep calm and prioritise tasks, have a positive & flexible approach and be able to work on their own initiative and as part of the Business Support team and wider Y0S team.

Duties will include the full range of office support tasks and more specialised tasks, for which training will be provided - such as inputting information / maintenance of the Childview Youth Justice database - please see Job Description for the full range of potential tasks.

Current flexible working pattern for this post is 2 office days and 3 working from home days per week, however, this may be subject to change, also additional cover could be required at fixed centre base or our other accommodation, currently Unit 2 Maritime in Pontypridd .

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Jonathan Roberts, Senior Business Support Officer on

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.