Administrative Assistant

20 hours per week

£23,488.66 FTE - £13,422.09 pro rata (plus allowances)

Location: Plymouth

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.

We are currently looking for an experienced admin assistant to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to assist in providing an efficient admin service at our Plymouth office through the provision of clerical, reception and practical duties.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

• Excellent IT skills, particularly using Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint (The Children's Society uses Microsoft Office applications)
• The ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• The ability to work both as part of a team and on your own, as required
• Knowledge of filing processes and managing general office resources

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Tuesday 6th August 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Tuesday 23rd July.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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