Reception / Administrator Assistant

On-site in Lighthorne Heath +1·Part-time·Added today (last checked 27 Oct)

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Salary: £24,651 - £25,401 a year
About £1,770 - £1,820 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Lighthorne Heath +1
Contract: Permanent, part-time hours
Closing date: Apply by Monday 30 November
Pension: 4% matched pension
Commute: Cycle to work and season ticket loan

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We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
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The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

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The role

Stratford District Children & Family Centre's within Warwickshire are a friendly welcoming service who work together with our partner agencies to support families and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes and improve their life chances. The service is tailored to local need with specific provision based on in-depth understanding of the local communities it serves. The Children and Family Centre service includes the following core elements: coordination and administration of the designated Children & Family Centres, associated outreach provision and volunteer co-ordination; provision of a range of stay, play and learn opportunities; service, locality and community development.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Administrator who will support our team at our Children and Family Centres which are witin Stratford upon Avon District. Warwickshire this post is based in our Lighthorne Heath (CV 33 9TW centre, it maybe that at times you will be required to cover across our other two Children and Family Centres: please note these are based in WARWICKSHIRE, this post is for two days a week Thursday and Friday (9-5pm)

Please note this is not Stratford London.

Objectives of Service:

To join the admin team across the Stratford District Group ( WARWICKSHIRE ) of Children and Family Centres in delivering an efficient and effective service. We are looking to appoint an experienced administrator who will be able to hit the ground running.

The administrator is the touchstone of the service and the first point of contact in the Children and Family Centre. You need to be confident with good communication skills. You will be exceptionally organised, ensuring that reporting systems are in place, data is collected and input correctly.

The Children and Family Centre staff team includes a Children's Services Manager, Administrators, Early Years' Practitioners, Volunteer Co-ordinator and our team of volunteers. We work in partnership with a range of other services to support families including but not exclusive to Family Support Workers, Health Visitors, Midwives, Family Information Service, Parenting Project and Speech and Language therapists, who all bringing a rich mix of experience and skills to the work of each centre.

Job specific requirements

It is especially important that the successful candidate is able to demonstrate experience of and/or an understanding of the following:
- Highly proficient in all Microsoft packages
- Being able to confidently input information on a database - training will be provided
- Use of Outlook to diary meetings, room bookings with various partner agencies and schedule tasks, accuracy is essential
- Dealing with information which is highly confidential, knowledge of GDPR
- Helping to maintain mailing lists and databases
- Meeting deadlines
- Confidence in communicating effectively with both internal and external audiences and our local community
- Confidence in handling small amounts of money, using petty cash systems.
- Confident to open and close the premises, this includes as a lone worker
- There are some physical aspects to the role, for example unpacking and storing items delivered, transportation of items across centres
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description: this should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

The post we are seeking to fill is for an Administrator working 15 hours per week, over 2 days, on a Thursday and Friday. Start time 9.00 am; finish time 5.00pm. The salary band is £24,651 - £25,401 with candidates starting at the bottom of the scale (FTE for 36.25 hours per week), the pro rata equivalent for 15 hours per week is £10,200.

If you have any questions about the role please contact: Nichola Gillmore 07594510674 (Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday) or nichola.gillmore@barnardos.org.uk

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

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Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

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Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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