Job Description

We are recruiting a Clerical Assistant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 18.5 Hours (Monday - Wednesday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Part Time
Location: Woodfield Business Park, Pontllanfraith
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Youth Offending Team.
We pay an attractive salary of 12,202 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to support the Youth Offending Service. The successful applicant will be a team player and be able to support the Service and their fellow colleagues by providing a high level of administrative support.
You will be required to organise, coordinate and minute meetings to a high standard, provide clerical and word processing support to the various processes within the Youth Offending Service.
Key tasks for the role will include the accurate data inputting and extraction of information from the Youth Offending Service data systems and effective liaison with internal staff and other agency professionals to enable good customer service to the public including children and families.
The successful applicant must have proven experience of using databases to input and extract data. Applicants must be able to learn quickly and work well under pressure in a busy office environment.
For the role, we ask that you have:

• 5 GCSEs Grade A*-C or equivalent qualifications on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales, or Level 2 qualification.
• Knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Previous experience of working in an office environment.
• Prepared to work flexible within and beyond the boundaries of the authority.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.
To view the and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Helena Baker on 01495 235623 or email bakerh@caerphilly.gov.uk
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.