About Serenity Welfare
Serenity Welfare is a unique organisation which provides a wide range of humanistic and caring services for children and young people experiencing family and community exclusion who are often either on the edge of care or looked after. Our services include Secure Transport, Wellbeing, 24 Hour Care Services, Residential Children's Home, 24 Hour Hospital Watch. More information is available on our website:
About the role
Assume responsibility for a wide range of administrative tasks within our Head Office to ensure seamless business operations for our employees and customers.
Responsibilities include:
· Managing the reception area, including welcoming and signing in visitors
· Arranging and organising office meetings as well as taking notes in meetings and distributing actions
· Managing company correspondence, including managing incoming phone calls, emails, letters, packages and forwarding to the relevant departments
· Filing and archiving paperwork
· Coordinating and managing the maintenance of the office building
· Managing inventory of office supplies, including stationery and multimedia equipment to ensure smooth office operations
· Supporting Heads of Departments with administration needs
· Complete any reasonable and lawful instruction related to work and given by an authorised person
Requirements and skills:
· Tertiary Education: secretarial or administrative certificate would be preferred
· Computer literate with strong Microsoft Office skills
· Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
· Experience of having worked in a fast-paced environment in an administrative role
· Experience/understanding of the children's welfare sector would be preferred
· Excellent organisational and time management skills
· Good problem solving skills and ability to research
· Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
· Aptitude for helping other people
Employment details:
Contract Type: Employed
Salary: £24,000
Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:30
Annual leave: 22.5 days plus bank holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday
Own vehicle is a must
Benefits
Spacious offices set in a beautiful country setting with onsite parking
Team building and exciting team events
Referral programmes
Company pension
On-site parking
Health and wellbeing programmes including yoga classes and swimming pool use
Welfare checks
Reflective practice groups
Safer Recruitment
A DBS check will be required. The role involves contact with children, you will be required to undergo the relevant vetting checks. This will include checking for criminal convictions and checking that you are not barred from working with children. All information you provide will be treated as confidential and managed in accordance with relevant data protection legislation and guidance. You have a legal right to access any information held about you. You will also be subject to an in-house driving assessment, and drug and alcohol testing to determine the use of illegal drugs.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Do you have previous experience working within the Child / Social Care sector?
Education:
* Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
* Administrative: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* driving licence and access to a vehicle (required)
Work Location: In person