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Ty Gwyn Education Centre, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Y Dolydd, Aberdare, RCT, CF44 8EX
Examinations and Administrative Officer
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only (+2 additional days re Examinations in August)
Salary: Grade 7 £31,022 x 88.6%
A post has arisen for a flexible and enthusiastic Administrative and Examinations Officer, based at Ty Gwyn Education Centre.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is a secondary age Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) located in a newly refurbished building in the Aberdare area, serving the whole of RCT and learners from age 11 to 16 years.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre offers specialist provision for up to 60 learners with behavioural, emotional and social needs that cannot be met in their mainstream school. There is a growing emphasis on developing learner wellbeing and mental health and Ty Gwyn is a Trauma Informed School with a growing team of therapeutic support staff.
As Administrative and Examinations Officer, you will be the first point of contact for visitors and telephone calls, based in the reception area of Ty Gwyn. The role involves contact with parents and carers, external contractors and the wider school staff, providing secretarial support and overseeing budget and financial matters. A high level of organisational skills, attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously is essential. A knowledge of SIMs applications, reports and data usage is a significant part of the role as is responsibility for examination entries, including learners from the Tuition Service within Ty Gwyn, collating and downloading information and preparing results for distribution.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is making progress after a challenging year, external examination results have improved on the previous year and standards of teaching and learning and the management of relationships are continuing to improve under a strengthened leadership and TLR team.
Believing in young people/Credu mewn pobl ifanc
For an informal discussion please contact Victoria Cox-Wall (Head).
Applications close on Friday 23rd January 2026.
Application forms, and further details, including a job description and person specification for the role, may be obtained from the eteach website or via the Schools Recruitment website. Please note to apply for this position you are required to complete the online application form on the RCT Council Website. If you do not complete the online application, you will not be considered as having applied for the post.
PROTECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT RISK IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THE ROLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK.
The Council and School values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
Safeguarding Statement
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.