Job Description

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over 50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.


At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

To provide a comprehensive administrative support service to the Faculty Office, based at Gorseinon, and to possibly support administration at our Llwyn Y Bryn campus one day per week. The successful candidate will have excellent people skills and enjoy working with young people.

Part-time (20 hours per week)

Term time (38 weeks per annum)

8.30am - 1pm Monday to Friday (can be discussed during interview)

Fixed term until 31/08/26

11,257 - 11,496 per annum

Primary location: Gorseinon campus

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 24th September

Key Responsibilities:

Providing a comprehensive administrative support service to the Faculty Office Key accountability for consumable ordering, maintaining accurate records and administering credit card returns First point of contact for visitors, lecturers and students

About you:

Previous experience of maintaining accurate administration systems Possess excellent IT skills With a minimum of 5 GCSEs Grade A-C (or equivalent) including Maths and English you will also possess a relevant level 2 qualification, ideally in Business Administration Possess excellent interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to communicate confidently at all levels Able to prioritise your workload and work to strict deadlines with a commitment to maintaining high quality standards

Benefits for you:

28 days pro rata annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2024) 2 staff well-being days Discounted study opportunities on College programmes View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.


If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.


Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.


Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).