Service Administrator
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,401 to £27,351 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Coalville, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 21295 |
Summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Service Administrator to join our ever-growing Leicestershire Residential Services team on a full-time, permanent basis. As our Service Administrator, you will be responsible for ensuring fantastic administrative support across the homes, playing a key part in the smooth running of the service which provides invaluable care and support to some of the most vulnerable children, young people & their families in Leicestershire.
Base location: Ivan House, Coalville.
Must be willing/flexible to travel to our other Leicestershire Residential homes as & when required (The service currently has 8 homes located across Coalville, Hinckley, Syston, Mountsorrel, Braunstone and Market Harborough)
Working pattern: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Day to day duties include, but are not limited to:
Petty cash reconciliation, raising PO's and processing invoices
Supporting with recruitment administration such as processing DBS applications for candidates across all homes
Undertake tasks delegated from the appropriate manager to ensure the premises and vehicles used by the service are secure and that systems to maintain security and safety are operating effectively.
Filing documents for the homes and ensuring compliance with GDPR
As delegated by the appropriate manager, undertake or supervise health and safety and fire safety responsibilities.
Essential requirements:
Proven substantial office experience.
Proven substantial experience of using IT packages including word processing, spread sheets, databases, Windows applications etc.
Well-developed numeracy and literacy skills at a level which will enable post holder to perform moderately difficult calculations and produce reports.
Experience of operating financial systems including petty cash, budget monitoring and control.
Capable of working in partnership with all staff, demonstrating positive team working.
Familiar with Health & Safety processes and compliance paperwork
Able to manage a heavy workload with conflicting priorities in an innovative, adaptive and consistent manner.
For more information about this role, please contact Daniel Antal – daniel.antal@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Base location: Ivan House, Coalville.
Must be willing/flexible to travel to our other Leicestershire Residential homes as & when required (The service currently has 8 homes located across Coalville, Hinckley, Syston, Mountsorrel, Braunstone and Market Harborough)
Working pattern: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Day to day duties include, but are not limited to:
Petty cash reconciliation, raising PO's and processing invoices
Supporting with recruitment administration such as processing DBS applications for candidates across all homes
Undertake tasks delegated from the appropriate manager to ensure the premises and vehicles used by the service are secure and that systems to maintain security and safety are operating effectively.
Filing documents for the homes and ensuring compliance with GDPR
As delegated by the appropriate manager, undertake or supervise health and safety and fire safety responsibilities.
Essential requirements:
Proven substantial office experience.
Proven substantial experience of using IT packages including word processing, spread sheets, databases, Windows applications etc.
Well-developed numeracy and literacy skills at a level which will enable post holder to perform moderately difficult calculations and produce reports.
Experience of operating financial systems including petty cash, budget monitoring and control.
Capable of working in partnership with all staff, demonstrating positive team working.
Familiar with Health & Safety processes and compliance paperwork
Able to manage a heavy workload with conflicting priorities in an innovative, adaptive and consistent manner.
For more information about this role, please contact Daniel Antal – daniel.antal@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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