Administrator
| Posting date: | 24 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13,283 to £14,506 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Office at Home Allowance - £312 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 22257 |
Summary
About us
We offer Short Breaks service for children with disabilities in variouse sites around Lancashire and Blackpool. There are weekend, after school and school holiday groups available and is for any child or young person with SEND aged 4-18. We also offer individual packages of care within a group setting from our base in Lostock Hall enabling children and young people aged from 4-18 to access a range of activities and develop skills including social communication and understanding. The service also operates an Advocacy service for young people in care for the Blackburn with Darwen Local Authorities.
About the role
The job role is an administrator in a busy service and the role will include:
Working across Include Me 2 Service
Supporting the manager with budget monitoring and collating invoices and expenditure on a weekly and monthly basis
Monitor building maintenance and ensure that all checks are completed in a timely fashion
Supervision of relevant staff
Completing H&S returns and a GDPR audit to evidence compliance with requirements
Maintaining a petty cash account
Keeping track of rent and Housing Benefit accounts
Supporting with reports for quarterly and annual reports
Buying and keeping track of supplies for the services
Administrative support to Managers and project staf
The post will be to take on the role of all financial aspects of the service and monitoring income and expenditure on an ongoing basis alongside the manager so a good understanding of finances is essential.
About you
Ideal Candidate's must haves:
Administration experience
Organisation, attention to detail and time management skills
Proven substantial experience of using IT packages including word processing, spread sheets, databases, Windows applications.
Experience of minute taking
Experience of operating financial systems including petty cash, budget monitoring and control.
Ability to work as part of a team and/or using own initiative.
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.
We offer Short Breaks service for children with disabilities in variouse sites around Lancashire and Blackpool. There are weekend, after school and school holiday groups available and is for any child or young person with SEND aged 4-18. We also offer individual packages of care within a group setting from our base in Lostock Hall enabling children and young people aged from 4-18 to access a range of activities and develop skills including social communication and understanding. The service also operates an Advocacy service for young people in care for the Blackburn with Darwen Local Authorities.
About the role
The job role is an administrator in a busy service and the role will include:
Working across Include Me 2 Service
Supporting the manager with budget monitoring and collating invoices and expenditure on a weekly and monthly basis
Monitor building maintenance and ensure that all checks are completed in a timely fashion
Supervision of relevant staff
Completing H&S returns and a GDPR audit to evidence compliance with requirements
Maintaining a petty cash account
Keeping track of rent and Housing Benefit accounts
Supporting with reports for quarterly and annual reports
Buying and keeping track of supplies for the services
Administrative support to Managers and project staf
The post will be to take on the role of all financial aspects of the service and monitoring income and expenditure on an ongoing basis alongside the manager so a good understanding of finances is essential.
About you
Ideal Candidate's must haves:
Administration experience
Organisation, attention to detail and time management skills
Proven substantial experience of using IT packages including word processing, spread sheets, databases, Windows applications.
Experience of minute taking
Experience of operating financial systems including petty cash, budget monitoring and control.
Ability to work as part of a team and/or using own initiative.
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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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.