The Senior Admin Officer will be responsible for general administrative functions within the London and South East region and will report to the Administrative Manager.  In some instances, the Senior Admin Officer may be required to deputise for the Admin Manager in the post holder’s absence in relation to day to day matters.

Disability Confident Employer

This is a fixed-term contract for 9 months.

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people. 

The Senior Admin Officer will specialise in a particular area (s), such as Panels, statutory paperwork, minute-taking, training, and maintaining the in-house database (Charms). As a charity we are commited to ensuring that our resources are directed toward supporting our children.  For this reason, we can only consider applicants who live within the required geographical areas listed above, as supporting roles outside these areas would incur additional costs.

• GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent
• Experience of working in a busy administrative setting in a social care-related field.
• Ability to obtain, extract and analyse information from various systems.
• Confidence in using all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and OneDrive.
• Experience of using a software system to record, retrieve and maintain records.
• Excellent communication skills to suit a broad range of professional relationships.
• The ability to work to deadlines, with accuracy and flexibility, sometimes dealing with conflicting priorities.
• Familiarity with handling confidential and sensitive information in line with relevant regulations and legislative requirements.
• A tendency to think creatively, exhibit resourcefulness, work with enthusiasm, compassion, and commitment.
• Evidence of an understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices.
• Enhanced DBS / PVG (processed by TACT)