Admin officer

Location Liverpool
Job Type Permanent
Salary Up to £17000 per annum
Reference 3388_1581006256

By Doing more than just a job

Administration officer

Contract: Permanent 18.5 hours (3/4 days preferable)

Salary: £17,000 pro rata

Location: Liverpool

How we work:

Action for children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year our organisation changes the lives of 390,000 children, young people and families.

You will be working for the Action for Children's Supporting Teams in Liverpool and wider Merseyside: Junior Mentoring and Family Mentoring, National Volunteer Team, Counselling Service in Schools, and school-based Blues Services.

You will be based in the Liverpool base in the Ellergreen Community Centre.

Our overall aim is to support families to make positive, sustainable changes that support their children to develop their resilience, increase their self-esteem and enhance their decision making and life skills.

We are looking for someone who can split the 18.5 hours over 3 or 4 days but we are happy to discuss other potential options at interview stage.

How you'll make a difference:

By supporting the staff in the Supporting Families against Youth Crime team, the National Volunteering Team, the Wirral School Counselling Service and the Blues Teams.

By maintaining and updating internal and external information systems to ensure accurate recording of all aspects of the service relating to hosts and young people

By processing invoices

By supporting with Data recording and analysis

By using Action for Children's corporate systems and relevant databases.

By undertaking reception duties

By undertaking general office support tasks

What you'll need:

  • Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification or work experience.
  • Experience in an administrative role with excellent communication skills
  • Good Microsoft office skills, specifically Excel
  • Good at prioritising and meeting deadlines with excellent organisation and planning skills
  • Be able to work on own initiative and as part of a busy team
  • Understanding the principles of Safeguarding and Confidentiality
  • To be comfortable and familiar with using Social Media as part of your role will be to update the services social media platforms

The rewards

  • Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro rata) + Bank Holidays
  • Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages
  • Season ticket travel loans
  • Company pension scheme
  • Discounts at major high street retailers

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!

Action for Children reserve the right to close this advert early should we have a high response.

Apply now. For any further questions about this role, please contact Dione Riach in the recruitment team on dione.riach@actionforchildren.org.uk

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