Post No. POSN004739 - Education Support Services Officer
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Newport City Council’s Education Services Team as an Education Support Services Officer.
There are three Education Support Services Officer posts within the Education Support Services Team. Team members support a range of central education statutory and non-statutory functions that impact the operational delivery of school support services and ensure that all relevant workstreams are carried out on time and to a high quality.
The successful candidate will have an awareness and understanding of all duties within the job description but will be primarily responsible for:
To support the Education Support Services Manager in ensuring that the School Meals service operates in compliance with the terms and conditions outlined in the contract. This will include:
providing administrative support to the School Meals Contract Board.- monitoring the uptake of Free School Meals and Universal Primary Free School Meals and tracking data trends.
- facilitating operational delivery of Breakfast Clubs and monitoring associated costs.
To facilitate an agreed programme of school kitchen inspections, escalating any issues quickly through the Education Support Services Manager so that they can be resolved quickly and appropriately, and consider opportunities for seeking learner voice and stakeholder feedback.
To ensure that effective processes are in place to support the Education Support Services Manager in completing all grant claims, and ensure that the Council is fully reimbursed for all costs incurred.
If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute to the success of Newport City Council, we would love to hear from you!
To discuss or learn more about this exciting opportunity, please email Lucy Ellaway, Education Support Services Manager via
[email protected]
To apply you must have an Employee Self Service (ESS) account. If you do not have one please contact
[email protected] with your employee reference, name and job title.
Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CV’s) are not accepted, you must apply via the Newport City Council website.
We are committed to equality of opportunities and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.
Our values – Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd – Tegwch i Bawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn Gyfrifol, Gweithio gyda'n gilydd
