Administrative Officer

Salary: £23,131.50 per annum pro rata

Contract/Hours: Permanent – Part-Time -16 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday)

Location: City of Glasgow, Thornliebank (Eastwood)

Benefits:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
• Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service plus the option to buy and sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Stoneside short breaks is a short-term residential service for people with a variety of learning difficulties and challenging behaviours.

You will be the first point of contact for children, young people, families, and professionals who contact the service, so will need to be approachable, compassionate, and empathetic whether communicating over the phone, by email or in person.

We are looking for an experienced administrator to provide timely, efficient, and effective administrative support across our service.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Providing a range of administrative and front of house services utilising organisational policies, procedures and digital systems and providing a professional front of house service to welcome internal and external visitors.
• HR Duties, such as: keeping staff records up to date, from contractual changes, payroll to training records.
• Producing, written and financial reports for management, including formatting of information and data, which is consistent with organisational and regulatory standards.
• Assisting with management of project budgets, work request orders, stationary orders, petty cash handling and reconciliation.

Let's talk about you.

• Providing a range of administrative and front of house services utilising organisational policies, procedures and digital systems and providing a professional front of house service to welcome internal and external visitors.
• HR Duties, such as: keeping staff records up to date, from contractual changes, payroll to training records.
• Producing, written and financial reports for management, including formatting of information and data, which is consistent with organisational and regulatory standards.
• Assisting with management of project budgets, work request orders, stationary orders, petty cash handling and reconciliation.

Good to know.

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Closing date: 21st April 2024

Interviews: Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 30th April 2024

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Wede Omu at Wede.omu@actionforchildren.org.uk. We'll be happy to give you any support you require.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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