Children's Services Administrator

• B11977
• Barnardo's
• Denbighshire & Conwy County, option to part work from home
• Permanent, Part Time
• £18,662 to £20,500 (FTE)

At Barnardo's Cymru our purpose is to transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people.

• Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?
• Are you inspired by the idea of supporting a service that supports children and young people across Denbighshire and Conwy?
• Do you have skills and experience in various aspects of administration?
• Do you want to work with a supportive and passionate team?

If you have answered ' YES' to the above questions, then you may be the person that we are looking for and we would like to hear from you.

At Cyfle, Barnardos Cymru we are looking to recruit an experienced part - time service administrator to provide administrative and financial support, working 29 hours per week within our Care Leavers service and our Children and Young People's Substance Misuse service.

The Service Administrator role is a varied one and includes the following as essential criteria;

• Support with premises, H&S and facilities management.
• Providing support with financial management, budget preparation, including petty cash.
• Liaison with agencies such as schools, CAHMS, social services etc.
• Undertake data input and production of data for management.
• Administrative support to the team.
• Using a wide variety of IT applications.
• Proven office administration skills.
• Experience of service user records administration.

We are therefore looking for someone with:

• Ability to give good attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Extensive experience with IT packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Excellent team working skills.

Barnardo's staff receive regular supervision and training on our systems and procedures. We have a strong culture of staff support and a commitment to well-being. At Barnardo's we believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance. 

Full induction will be given, including:

• Mandatory e-learning.
• Support around policies and procedures.
• Shadowing opportunities with other Barnardo's staff.
• Safeguarding training.
• First Aid Training.
• Other job-related training opportunities.

Additional Information:

Please include as much relevant detail in your application to demonstrate how you fulfil the requirements of our job role, as outlined above and in the Job Description/Personal Specification. Experience can be from previous employment, education, training, volunteering etc.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

Need more information?

If you are an administrator with experience in the above areas, we would love to hear from you. If you would like any further information about the role, please contact Children's Services Manager - Glen Ellis: glenys.ellis@barnardos.org.uk   Telephone: 07590625843

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.