Panel Administrator

Full time permanent position

Salary - 18,000 - 24,000

Location: Taunton, Somerset

Empowering Children and Young People

We work closely with children and young people and provide a variety of child focused services, delivering bespoke packages of care, alternative education and support. We work collaboratively to empower children and young people to be the best versions of themselves by building safe and nurturing environments where every child matters and can grow within.

Our passion is making a real difference to the life of every child and young person by creating positive experiences and making progressive steps, no matter how big or small. By working closely with children and young people to provide a stable, safe and happy environment for them, we are able to nurture their development, enrich their lives and help them to fulfil their potential.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional candidate to the role of Administrator to join our growing team at our central head office, located at Prockters Farm, West Monkton, Taunton.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, and enjoy managing enquiries and liaising with Foster Carers, new applicants, social workers and colleagues. You will need good computer skills and able to deal with sensitive and confidential information effectively. You will need to be confident working on your own, and be self-motivated. Our Administrator is the first point of contact with the Empower Family Group, and it is vital that visitors and callers receive a fantastic first impression and that queries are dealt with quickly and correctly. You will require good time management skills and provide administrative and secretarial support to service managers, the directors and central office staff. The successful candidate will have a friendly and welcoming disposition, excellent communication skills, outstanding administrative skills and a flexible and pro-active attitude.

If you are committed with an uncompromising belief that all our children and young people deserve the best possible outcomes and opportunities, regardless of their past experiences, then we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• A relevant level 3 qualification and/or experience of administration in a busy environment (Desirable)
  


• Experience of working with Microsoft packages and content management systems
  


• Experience of prioritising workloads, time management and dealing with conflicting priorities
  


• The ability to communicate confidently and provide an excellent first line service to visitors
  


• Positive attitude, confident and enthusiastic
  


• The ability to articulate the vision and values of company
  


• Knowledge of Safeguarding
  


• Able to work independently
  


• Able to negotiate and collaborate with a wide range of professionals and function as part of a team
  


• Flexible, professional, and co-operative personality
  

• Complete all pre Panel paper work including preparing Agendas and circulating information to the Panel Members
  
• Minute the Fostering Panels
  
• Complete all post panel paper including the circulation of the panel minutes and correspondence to the Foster Carers
  
• Provide administrative support to the Head of Fostering and Senior Supervising Social Worker
  
• Administration and distribution of Form F Assessment
  
• Complete DBS checks on all existing and prospective carers, their family members and support network
  
• Obtaining references and medical checks for prospective Foster Carers
  
• Maintain Foster Carers records on our recording system Intuitive
  

Benefits

What we offer:

• A supportive and nurturing environment
  
• Opportunity for further development
  
• Enrolment into the Pension Scheme
  
• Enhanced DBS check paid for