Graduate Trainee Archivist

Closing date: 04/06/2025

Reference: REQ106011

37 hours / Fixed-Term

24,404 *

Aberystwyth

*All salary values are pro-rata.

About the role

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.

An opportunity for a Welsh-speaking graduate who intends to enroll for an approved vocational qualification in Archive Administration. This post, based at Ceredigion Archives in Aberystwyth, will give the successful candidate the opportunity to experience and participate in the work of a small County Archive Service, equipping them with skills useful for their anticipated career. The duration of the post is for up to six months.

Our offer to you

The contribution our employees make to the health, safety and wellbeing of our care home residents is priceless. We therefore want to ensure that our Care & Support Workers find working for Ceredigion as rewarding as possible. With that in mind, we offer our employees a range of employee benefits, including:

• Up to 34 days annual leave
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free lifestyle and counselling support
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• Vectis discount card for savings on big name brands and with registered local businesses
• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Salary sacrifice schemes including the Cycle to Work scheme

For more information about our employee benefits, please click here.

Get in touch

For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Helen Palmer, Mair Humphreys or Ania Skarzynska at:

Helen.Palmer@ceredigion.gov.uk / mair.humphreys@ceredigion.gov.uk / Ania.Skarzynska@ceredigion.gov.uk

Job Description and Person Specification

Interviews will be held on: to be confirmed

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

• Work-life balance
• Lifestyle savings scheme
• Generous employer pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development

Where you'll work

Customer Contact & ICT

Our service has a range of responsibilities from providing advice and support to the residents of Ceredigion to providing corporate support via our ICT, reception and mailroom teams. Our service is responsible for the following functions:

• Civil Registration: Births, deaths, and marriages
• Corporate Customer Services: Blue badge; Contact centre; Mailroom and scanning; Receptions
• ICT and Information Management: Archives and modern records; ICT support; Infrastructure and security; Project and application support; Reprographics, Technical support, Software development
• Library Services

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is a lively university town, seaside resort complete with promenade and pier, and the setting of atmospheric TV drama Hinterland.