Admin Assistant

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Post: Admin Assistant

Ref: ED50253638

Contract: Temporary (1 year in the first instance)

Salary: Grade 3 SCP 4-6 (£25,185- £25,989) Pro Rata

Hours: 20hrs per week, 39wks per year (term time) – 4hrs per day

To start as soon as possible

At Cardiff West Community High School, we have a new position open for an Administrative Assistant to join a friendly administrative team, providing an efficient point of contact within our reception.

Job overview

You’ll be responsible for the reprographics for the whole school You will also be answering calls and dealing with face-to-face enquiries, signing in visitors and ensuring all visitors are appropriately monitored, as well as providing general clerical and administrative support and maintaining school records.

Job requirements

• Ability to prioritise tasks on a day-to-day basis

• Experience of using information management systems and strong IT skills, photocopiers, scanners, laminators

• A high level of verbal and written communication standards

• Proven ability to show reliability and to work to meet key deadlines

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for our School and Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:

• aged under 25;

• not in employment, education or training;

• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.

Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by the closing date. We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.

Closing Date: Friday August 7th 2026 12.00 noon

Interviews: Thursday 20th August 2026