Administrative Assistant, CASCADE
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,900 to £25,733 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 September 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Cardiff County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cardiff University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 20579BR |
Summary
Administrative Assistant, CASCADE
Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit an Administrative Assistant to work within the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), Research Centre that is located within the School.
In this role you will provide an administrative service to CASCADE, the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre and the ExChange Wales programme , engaging and completing a range of routine tasks to meet operational and customer service requirements. Providing support and guidance on CASCADE and ExChange Wales administrative processes and procedures , ensure the CASCADE and ExChange Wales teams are supported and key duties undertaken.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term from 1st September 2025 until 31st March 2028.
Salary: £24,900 - £25,733 per annum (Grade 3), with annual increments up to final salary at top of grade. New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the salary scale.
Responsible to Sian Lewis, Events and Communications Officer, CASCADE
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sian, LewisS76@cardiff.ac.uk.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 40 annual leave (including bank holidays), blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.
This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you may spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.
Closing date: Tuesday, 09 September 2025
This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit an Administrative Assistant to work within the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), Research Centre that is located within the School.
In this role you will provide an administrative service to CASCADE, the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre and the ExChange Wales programme , engaging and completing a range of routine tasks to meet operational and customer service requirements. Providing support and guidance on CASCADE and ExChange Wales administrative processes and procedures , ensure the CASCADE and ExChange Wales teams are supported and key duties undertaken.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term from 1st September 2025 until 31st March 2028.
Salary: £24,900 - £25,733 per annum (Grade 3), with annual increments up to final salary at top of grade. New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the salary scale.
Responsible to Sian Lewis, Events and Communications Officer, CASCADE
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sian, LewisS76@cardiff.ac.uk.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 40 annual leave (including bank holidays), blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.
This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you may spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.
Closing date: Tuesday, 09 September 2025
This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.