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Administrative Assistant (Catering)
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £16,055 to £17,113 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | REQ0010616 |
Summary
We are recruiting an Administrative Assistant (Catering) at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 22.5 hours (4.5 hours Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed term until 31st December 2026
Location: Ty Penallta/ Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.
Team: Catering
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £16,055 - £17,113 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team supporting essential services for schools and communities. You will provide efficient and effective administration support to Catering Services.
The postholder must have strong administrative and organisational skills and have excellent communication with attention to detail.
The main duties of the post are:
Assess and authorise applications for free school meals.
Produce and deliver management information.
Liaise with schools and milk contractor with regards to school milk delivery changes, problems, queries and invoices.
Assist in the production of marketing and promotional material for secondary schools.
For the role, we ask that you have:
A Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales.
The ability to communicate accurately and concisely with external suppliers/bodies, officers of the Council.
Use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word PowerPoint.
Experience of general clerical / administrative work.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Jones/Karen Spiller on 01443 864055 or email joneskl@caerphilly.gov.uk / spillk@caerphilly.gov.uk
Working hours: 22.5 hours (4.5 hours Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed term until 31st December 2026
Location: Ty Penallta/ Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.
Team: Catering
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £16,055 - £17,113 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team supporting essential services for schools and communities. You will provide efficient and effective administration support to Catering Services.
The postholder must have strong administrative and organisational skills and have excellent communication with attention to detail.
The main duties of the post are:
Assess and authorise applications for free school meals.
Produce and deliver management information.
Liaise with schools and milk contractor with regards to school milk delivery changes, problems, queries and invoices.
Assist in the production of marketing and promotional material for secondary schools.
For the role, we ask that you have:
A Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales.
The ability to communicate accurately and concisely with external suppliers/bodies, officers of the Council.
Use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word PowerPoint.
Experience of general clerical / administrative work.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Jones/Karen Spiller on 01443 864055 or email joneskl@caerphilly.gov.uk / spillk@caerphilly.gov.uk
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