Job Introduction
The Service
Our home provides a safe, structured, and nurturing environment for young people who have experienced significant challenges. We take a trauma informed approach that recognises each young person's individual needs, strengths, and potential. Alongside creating a homely atmosphere, we focus on education vocational training, life skills, and social development to support every young person's future.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kyloe House for a Band 4 Admin Assistant. You will work as part of a team to provide a wide range of clerical and administrative support, including maintaining information systems, managing petty cash, processing invoices, arranging meetings, minute-taking, and monitoring stock levels.
Key responsibilities include:
* Organising and managing a team of administrative staff, delegating work appropriately
* Manage induction, appraisal, supervision, training, development and performance of the team
* Arranging meetings and taking accurate minutes
* Maintaining local and imprest accounts in accordance with Financial Regulations
We are offering:
* 30 hours per week, Band 4 Admin Assistant
* Fixed-term contract until 31st March 2026
* Starting salary of £21,407, progressing to £22,817, plus £1621 MFA (pro rata salary quoted)
* 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 31 days after 5 years), pro rata for part-time employees
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (or other pension scheme)
* A supportive working environment
Essential requirements:
* Experience in a similar role covering a broad range of support tasks and procedures
* Previous experience supervising staff, including delegating work and conducting supervisions and appraisals
* Experience in taking and typing minutes
* Experience with financial systems and contributing to budget and project planning
* Experience in processing accounts for payment and reconciling errors and omissions
* A sound working knowledge of computerised systems
* Ability to organise workload and work independently to meet deadlines
* A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a business-related discipline or relevant experience.
For further information please download the relevant Job Description.
Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We recognise the difficulties that transgender applicants in particular may face during a recruitment process; any concerns regarding the process can be discussed with HR Recruitment. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. All applications to work on a part-time will be considered in line with the requirements of the post and the needs of the service.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
For further information, please contact Rebecca Coxon on
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please email
Ready to make a difference?
If you're passionate about supporting young people and have the skills to thrive in a dynamic administrative role, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a team that truly makes an impact.