September 20, 2024

Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthen

FULL TIME & OTHER

Business Support Assistant

We adopt an ‘anonymous recruitment’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.
We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

About the vacancy

Vacancy ID:

727

Organisation:

Carmarthenshire County Council

Section:

Business Support

Number of vacancies:

Contract type:

Permanent Full Time

Location:

Carmarthen

Grade:

Grade C

Salary:

£23,150* - £23,500 *Inclusive Real Living Wage Supplement

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate :

£12.00* - £12.18 *Including Real Living Wage Supplement

Contract Hours

Come and join our team

This is an exciting opportunity where the successful applicant will be providing administrative and financial support to the Passenger Transport Team.
You will be responsible for administrative duties which is essential to support the teams together with financial support.
If you are a conscientious team player with a can-do attitude who loves administration, finance and data - we look forward to receiving your application.
We will provide you with full training for the role.
Your contract base will be Carmarthen, however this role enables flexibility with regards to location which can include your home following the training period.
For an informal discussion please contact Sarah Powell salpowell@carmarthenshire.gov.uk 01268 228293

Expected date of interview:

16 September 2024

Welsh language level - Verbal:

Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date:

09/10/2024, 23:55

The Rewards
We offer an excellent benefits package including:

Competitive salary
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
Access to staff health and wellbeing support
Personal development and career progression
Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information
We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. Please Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for ‘Recruitment’ to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the ‘How we Recruit’ guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.