Administrator

The role of the Administrator will be to provide a friendly welcome to families and colleagues coming

into the centre in person and on the phone. You would use local knowledge of the community and

early help provision to signpost families to relevant support. As a member of a wider admin team

across the district you would work together with the team to share ideas and solutions and offer a

consistent approach. You would offer this support through a variety of means including: virtual

platforms, by phone, and in person. All of our work is all about making the biggest impact during the

best window of opportunity in a child's life.

• 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


Objectives of Service:

To support the admin team across the Rugby District Group of Children and Family Centres in an

efficient and effective manner. We are looking to appoint an experienced administrator who will be

able to hit the ground running.

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


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 collection and inputting.

The Children and Family Centre staff team includes our Administrators, Early Years' Practitioners,

Volunteer Co-ordinator and our team of volunteers. We also 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

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., About Barnardo's
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.

Rugby District Children & Family Centre's 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 Administrators who will support our team of Children and

Family Centres which are based in Rugby District across our three Children and Family Centres:

Claremont, Boughton Leigh and Long Lawford. You will be required to work across all three centres.

This role requires flexibility. Our Centres opening times are between Monday - Friday between 8.30-

4.30pm.

The post we are seeking to fill is for 12 hours per week: Tuesdays 8.30am-4.30pm and Thursdays 12.00noon-4.30pm. Additional hours may be available when cover is needed for annual leave or sickness., 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.

• 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