Administrative Assistant

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Merthyr Tydfil is looking for an administrative support professional to assist the Children's Services Social Work Teams. The role demands strong communication skills and the ability to adapt and provide efficient support. Candidates should ideally have experience in business support for operational services, with the ability to speak Welsh considered a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in business support for frontline and operational services.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to ensure service delivery to Children's Services Social Work Teams.
• Demonstrate flexibility and effective communication.

Job description

Overview

Start Date December 2025.

To provide administrative support to ensure the delivery of a quality, efficient and effective service to the Children’s Services Social Work Teams.

You need to be flexible, dynamic, solution-focused and a good communicator, with experience in business support for frontline and operational services.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to ensure the delivery of a quality, efficient and effective service to the Children’s Services Social Work Teams.
• Demonstrate flexibility, dynamism, solution‑focused approach and effective communication in business support for frontline and operational services.

Qualifications / Requirements

• You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

How to apply / Contact

If you require a hard copy application form, please telephone [phone]. Applications should be returned no later than 09.10.2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN. Email: [e-mail].

For further information please contact Serena Williams on 01685 725000 or email [e-mail].

Policies & Safeguarding

Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

Diversity & Equality

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.