Lichfield, Staffordshire
Circa £19,000 Pro Rata
Permanent - Part-Time, 21 Hours (Flexible on days worked, except MUST work Fridays)

Making sure everything we do runs smoothly.

The role

Staffordshire Emotional Wellbeing Services delivers a range of support to children, young people and their families from 5 - 19 (and up to 24yrs for children with SEND) across 2 hubs in the Staffordshire area. Our aim is to transform and improve outcomes for Children and Young People with mild to moderate EHWB problems, specifically those who are vulnerable and at risk.

As an Administrative Officer, you'll be a key member and will play a vital role in, providing high level support to the team.

You will make a difference by:

- Providing a professional front of house service face to face and over the telephone to welcome internal and external visitors, ensuring visitors experience is welcoming and professional to reflect our brand and values.

- Organise and progress the full range of activities associated with the management of business meetings, ensuring efficient and effective planning for a single or series of meetings.

- Retain up-to-date and accurate records of financial transactions through the inputting and retrieval of data from information systems, including the payment of invoices, purchase orders and petty cash, etc.

- Maintain and support the development of management information systems to enable the extraction, tracking and presentation of accurate data.

- Being effective, intuitive, flexible and able to work to deadlines.

You will need:

- Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification or work experience.

- Experience of using PC's on a business network running MS Windows and Office, along with Email and Internet and specific business applications i.e. finance.

- Experience of providing a confidential, professional service and to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.

- Good at prioritising and meeting deadlines with excellent organisation and planning skills.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

The closing date for applications will be 6th July 2020

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.