Administrative Assistant

Role: Administrative Assistant

Salary: 23151.50 per annum prorata

Location: Birmingham

Contract/Hours: Permanent Parttime 27hrs per week working hours are Tues am only and WedFri 95pm

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7 employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 671000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

A bit about the Service

During the last year we supported over 500 children. We want someone who is passionate and wants to join us in making a difference by listening to the childs voice first and doing what is right.

We work in partnership with Health Care Education and others including local children centres welfare support and other voluntary organisations.

Our services include child and family health services; parenting programmes and antenatal support; early years education services such as stay and play sessions; speech and language support and family learning.

In Addition we offer support for parents with adult learning and employment support.

A bit about the role

Were seeking an administrative assistant to join our dynamic team. You will be the first point of contact for children young people families and professionals who contact the service so will need to be approachable compassionate and empathetic whether communicating over the phone by email or in person.

How youll help to create brighter futures.

• Minute local meetings producing letters reports and other documents using Information Technology
• Working collaboratively as part of a team and provide help and support to other team members.
• Booking travel arrangements accommodation room bookings and appointments for members of the team.
• Keeping uptodate and accurate records of financial transactions including the payment of invoices purchase orders holiday records and petty cash.

Lets talk about you.

Our job description for the administrativeassistantoutlines the requirements of the role but the musthaves are:

• Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 desirable or workrelated experience.
• Confident communicator with the ability to deliver and manage basic written and oral communication effectively.
• Organised and can prioritise your workload.
• A high understanding of Microsoft package specifically Word Excel and Outlook.
• Good attention to detail highly organised and adaptable to accommodate the needs of the service.
• Experience of working independently to plan and manage your own workload to meet organisational deadlines and shared goals will be essential.

We will actively support you in your role and provide you with relevant training development and supervision. This role will be based at Birmingham Community Childrens Centre.

Contact:For any further questions please contact Erika Brinkmanorquoting ref 11085

Diversity equality and inclusion

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are underrepresented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

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