Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Assistant Business Support Manager - Environmental Services
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Grade 11 - £44,253 (37 hours)
An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Business Support Manager to join the team supporting the Environmental Services Group on a full-time basis. Although based at 2 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd there may be need to work form one of our other 3 sites as required but this will be on an ad hoc basis as the needs of the service dictate.
Hybrid working is available once the successful candidate is comfortable with the needs of the services supported. This will be on a rota with the other team members but is not compulsory if the successful candidates prefers working from the office full time.
The role entails supporting the work of the Business Support Manager and helping to manage the day to day workload and procedures of the Business Support team which is spread over 4 sites, and will work as part of the team at all times. The role is to provide support to the Environmental Services Group's service areas which are very much frontline services and the successful applicant will have to demonstrate the ability to make decisions and deliver outcomes quickly and efficiently.
- Careful attention to detail is essential
- A pleasant telephone manner
- Computer literacy is essential
- A good, friendly nature
- The ability to work in an extremely busy team
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The work is varied and reactive. No 2 days are the same and priorities shift constantly dependent upon weather and service changes.
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council 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.
As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
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