Training Admin Assistant (19419)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly, dynamic team at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) as our Training Admin Assistant. You will play a vital role in supporting the smooth running of the CSA Centre's training and consultancy offer, a core element of our mission to improve the knowledge, skills, and confidence of all those working with children and young people in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse., The Training Admin Assistant is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the CSA Centre's training and consultancy programme, delivered by a mix of CSA Centre staff and external trainers to a range of professionals across all agencies working with children and young people. The CSA Centre delivered specialist child sexual abuse training to more than 4000 professionals in the last year alone, and growing demand for this training has seen the programme expand considerably in recent years. Our training receives consistently excellent feedback and is central to our ambition to improve the response given to children and young people at risk of or suffering from sexual abuse. As the CSA Centre's training admin assistant, you will work closely with our training team as we continue to grow our programme over the coming years, helping to ensure that we retain the high level of quality and consistency that our training has become known for. We are looking for a highly motivated and committed individual, with strong communication and organisational skills. Key tasks will include:

• Working with the wider CSA Centre team to ensure all training content is kept up to date with the latest research and practice insights published by the CSA Centre;
• Liaising regularly with our pool of internal and external trainers, including ensuring they have access to the latest training materials and managing attendee lists ahead of training sessions;
• Supporting the induction, training and management of all CSA Centre trainers, and maintaining accurate records on the required system(s);
• Liaising with the CSA Centre's research and evaluation team to ensure that all training courses have dedicated feedback surveys, and ensuring that training slides include up to date links to the relevant surveys;
• Assisting with producing reports on training programme output and performance for internal and external audiences, as required.
• Setting up training courses on MS Teams (where training is delivered virtually) or, in some cases, via Eventbrite / Ticket Tailor, and ensuring all participants and trainers have the relevant links for the training they are attending or delivering;
• Managing the circulation of pre- and post-training materials to participants, including calendar invites and certificates of attendance.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. As a small team, we rely on flexibility at all levels to ensure successful delivery of our ambitious work programme.,
• Collating and analysing existing research, policy, practice and the real experiences of those affected, and filling the gaps we identify with new research, insights and analysis;
• Using that evidence and insight to challenge and improve existing policy and practice, develop new approaches and increase everyone's knowledge and confidence to more effectively tackle the issue.
By professionals, researchers, policymakers, businesses, and communities working together, we believe that we can tackle child sexual abuse. Working arrangements We are friendly team, with a strong culture of staff support and a commitment to well-being. We 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. The role is home based with only occasional travel required, usually to London. The role is intended for 29 hours a week, ideally from Monday to Thursday though we would be happy to discuss these requirements with interested candidates and may be able to offer some flexibility in the working pattern. Due to the needs of the CSA Centre training programme, the core working hours for the post are 9am to 5pm (including lunch and breaks). However, the postholder may be required to work outside these times in exceptional circumstances. This role is currently funded until 31 March 2025, in line with the grant funding arrangements for the CSA Centre. Pay & Reward Framework 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.

Since we were founded in 2017, the CSA Centre has sought to improve the understanding of and response to child sexual abuse. Funded by the Home Office and hosted by Barnardo's, our team collates and analyses existing research, policy, practice, and the experiences of survivors, to allow us to fill the gaps with new research, insights and analysis. With a multi-disciplinary team, we then use that evidence and insight to develop new approaches and apply learning in practice through training and resources., 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.
• 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