Administration Assistant

NPT Pass; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Neath Port Talbot Council in Port Talbot is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide high quality administrative support to the Adult Learning in the Community service at Tir Morfa Centre. The post is based at a fixed workplace and offers a range of benefits as part of the council package.

You will enrol learners, file and photocopy for tutors, and support programme development while working closely with the core team to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support services in an administrative environment.
• Experience of post 16 provision.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of efficient and effective support services for the Adult Learning in the Community service.
• Support the team with administrative duties for programmes including the Food Pantry.
• Enrol learners, filing and photocopying for tutors, and promote programme development.

Skills

Administrative support

Post-16 provision

Job description

Details of the job are provided below. Further information is available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job details

Job reference REQ05952 Date posted 21/09/2026 Application closing date 27/09/2026 Location Tir Morfa Salary Grade 3 SCP 3-5 £25,614- £26,427 pro rata, per annum Package Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities. Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Education and Schools Attachments Admin Assistant Job Description and Person Specification.docx Reasons to work for NPTCBC.pdf

Location of post: Adult Community Learning, Tirmorfa Centre, Marine Drive, Port Talbot. SA12 7NN

Your workstyle will be a fixed workplace.

About the role:

We are currently looking for an Administrative Assistant to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high quality administrative support to support the Adult Learning in the Community service.

The main duties of the post;

To provide a range of efficient and effective support services in line with the needs of the Adult Learning in the Community service at Tir Morfa Centre. This will involve supporting the team with administrative duties for the programmes including the Food Pantry.

As an Administration Assistant, you will;

Work collaboratively with the core team to ensure administration tasks are completed in a timely manner.

Provide necessary support for tutors including, completing enrolments, filing and photocopying.

To promote continuous development and improvement of the programme

About you:

Do you have:

Experience in/of;

• Experience of providing support services in an administrative environment
• Experience of post 16 provision.

About us:

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues’ efforts and achievements. We also believe that there’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you’ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package witha remarkable 15.3% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.