Administration Assistant (19085)
Barnardo's
Administration Assistant (19085)
£24270
Barnardo's, Tardy Gate, South Ribble
- Part time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 21 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 45a86b757c2647b9b3146bd47b6902f6
Full Job Description
- Working across our Bay6 and Lancashire Young Carers Service
- Inputting referrals to the system for Lancashire Young Carers and dealing with the referral pathways
- Completing H&S Checks at Bay6
- Administrative tasks with setting up tenancies
- Administrative support to Managers and project staff
- Dealing with telephone and email enquiries
- General reception duties
- 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.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus 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
Are you an Administrative Assistant who can demonstrate good organisational skills, attention to detail, numeracy/literacy skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook? Then we'd love to hear from you!
More about the services:
Bay6 Project: We have been supporting young people at Bay6 since 2004 we are a Supported Housing Project for 16 - 24 year olds, the service supports 17 young people at any one time over 3 buildings: Bay6 a 6 bed emergency unit with communal areas, Haddon Lodge 5 one bedroom flats & Belgrave Court 6 one bedroom flats which are located at another site in Leyland.
Bay6 offers support to young people to gain and develop the skills needed to live independently through one-to-one support and Groupwork. Project Workers work with the young people to assess their needs and goals and develop support plans to ensure we are working together towards positive outcomes. The Service is staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week with staff on the premises at night
Our Mission statement 'To provide a safe, friendly and appropriate environment where young people are supported, enabled and empowered to prepare for independent living'
Lancashire Young Carers Service: We have held the Lancashire Young Carers Service contract since 2011 and are commissioned by Lancashire County Council in partnership with NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
Our role is to identify and assess all Young Carers in Lancashire, work with the whole family to reduce the impact of caring, provide one to one and group work support based on identified needs, raise awareness of Young Carers needs with the overall aim of reducing the impact of their caring role
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., At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.