This is an exciting opportunity to work for a GOOD fostering agency in the pivotal role of Fostering Administrator and Birmingham Foster Carer Association (BFCA) Coordinator. This post is a full-time post that is split between being the part time coordinator for BFCA who an independent charity working alongside Birmingham Fostering Agency in ensuring our foster carers have support and advice. The remaining hours will be working part-time for Birmingham fostering agency as an Administrator. You will providing business support services to the dual role.
The applicant should have excellent organisational, communication, and administrative skills. The role will require good communication with foster carers, professionals, and stakeholders. It is an advantage for a candidate to understand the role of a foster carer and/or has experience of supporting committees or charities.
Both aspects of the role will require someone with various skills in IT literacy such as word, excel, publisher, etc. They will also need to be competent in completing tasks ranging from supporting with placement requests, organising buddy groups, maintaining spreadsheets, writing correspondence, creating newsletters and social media content, minute taking, coordinating agendas, progress tracking, and communicating with all of Birmingham foster carers.
This is a Hybrid model of remote working which involves working a minimum of 2 days per week in our offices based at either Aston or Stirchley.
About You….
You will be a ‘can-do' person who is passionate about high quality service delivery and performance. You will be able to work effectively within a dedicated team environment, be customer focused and able to deliver the role with a flexible approach.
Key skills we will be looking for:
* Excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills.
* Relational and positive approach.
* An ability to support meetings, including booking rooms, the provision of note taking and recording and tracking of actions.
* Attention to detail with an ability to work accurately e.g. literacy and numeracy
* Ability to work on own initiative with a pro-active approach to all tasks to ensure business objectives are met
* An ability to work flexibly as part of a diverse team environment.
Additional Information
Interview date: 15th & 16th April
Onboarding Process: Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre-employment requirements.
Our Benefits:
* Agenerous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
* Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
* Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
* Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns.
* Pension Scheme - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme.
Closing date : Sunday 22nd March