Job Description

School Support Officer

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID:

2376

Organisation:

Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies:

1

Contract type:

Permanent Part Time

Location:

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

Grade:

Grade F

Salary:

28,598 - 32,597
If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate :

14.82 - 16.90

Contract Hours

30 hours

Come and join our team

The Education Department is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic School Support Officer to work with Governing Bodies across schools in Carmarthenshire.


The role involves working as part of the School Governance and Support Team providing specialist advice to schools on school governance. The successful candidate will work closely with Chairs of Governors, Headteachers and governing bodies to prepare meeting agendas and to take accurate minutes of meetings, ensuring actions are followed up.


The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is required for this post. Support can be provided to achieve the level required.


There will be a requirement to work outside normal hours, time off in lieu will be given for this.


Please note that this post does not involve working with children.


Please contact Lowri Williams for an informal discussion on 07747 763888 or lowrijwilliams@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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Welsh language level - verbal

Level 4 - You will need to be able to communicate effectively in Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date:

19/10/2025, 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.

P

lease 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.