Aministrative Officer

The Ballymote Family Project provides Sure Start and Family Support for children under four and their families in the Ballymote area of Downpatrick. The Project promotes the development of young children and aims to enhance the skills of their parents.  The project also offers Family Support to children, parents and their families who are experiencing difficulties, through a range of services, to help them strengthen their relationships with their own children, learn ways to handle difficulties and enjoy their children.

This role will be working 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) on an annualised hours basis with the whole of the month of July and other school holidays (i.e. half term, Easter and Christmas) off which equates to 16 hours a week.

How will you make a difference?

By supporting the Service Coordinator in all aspects of running the service

By answering the telephone and meeting and greeting visitors to the service office

By dealing with all correspondence regarding the service

By carrying out all general administrative and office duties for the service including scanning and updating digital records

By taking the minutes at team meetings

By updating databases and recording systems

By purchasing goods and services for the service while monitoring and updating a finance system

By being an integral member of the team

What will you need?

• S/NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or the equivalent or equivalent work experience.
• GCSE A-C in English, Maths and IT
• Strong working knowledge Office 365 particularly Excel
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, organisation and time management skills
• The ability to work as part of a team but also to use your own initiative
• The ability to work towards deadlines and multi-task
• The ability to respect confidentiality in the workplace and to provide a professional service to meet the demands of the role.

What are the rewards?

• Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro rata)
• Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Season ticket travel loans
• Company pension scheme
• Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should only take around 5 minutes to complete. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!

Apply now!

Please note: Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 8th April 2020.