Business Administration Support

Join Our Team as a Business Administration Apprentice.

We're excited to offer a fantastic Level 3 apprenticeship for residents living in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

• Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity? 

• Are you inspired by the idea of contributing to a service that promotes better health outcomes for children and young people in Tower Hamlets? 

• Do you want to develop your career, skills and experience in business and administration? 

• Do you want to work in a motivated team who support each other?

Barnardo's Basis and Values are at the heart of all we do... 

• Respecting the unique worth of every person 

• Encouraging people to fulfil their potential 

• Working with hope 

• Exercising responsible stewardship 

If you align with these values and are ready to make a meaningful impact while developing your career in an organisation that puts our people first, we'd love to hear from you. 

We are looking for someone with: 

• An interest in working with the local community 

• Good attention to detail 

• Time management and ability to meet deadlines 

• Communication and relational skills 

• Organisational skills 

• Some experience using IT packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel 

• Excellent team spirit and relationship building 

• A collaborative nature 

• An interest in social media and developing digital content 

The successful person will develop skills in business and administration, and digital offer, helping the service operate efficiently and meet its aims and objectives. No previous experience is required, though applicants should demonstrate minimum Level 4 GCSE (or minimum Grade C) in Maths and English. Please note: your application should state that you meet this requirement of the role.

The role will also include working directly with children, young people, and families, safeguarding them is at the core of all we do.  Therefore we are looking for someone who is responsible and accountable, and who can apply Barnardo's policies and procedures in all areas of the role. 

Working hours are usually Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm, but flexibility may be required on occasion to meet the needs of the service. 

The team are community based so the ability and flexibility to travel across the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and to other locations for training or work, is essential. The post holder may occasionally be required to work independently within office or community settings. 

You will receive regular supervision and training. We have a strong culture of colleague support and a commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. At Barnardo's we believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and promoting wellbeing.  

For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please call Stephanie Hall 07519 294409 or email stephanie.hall@barnardos.org.uk 

This opportunity is funded by Tower Hamlets Local Authority, and is available only to residents of Tower Hamlets: please confirm this in your application. 

Pre-employment checks will be required for the role. 

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 know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.  

Our basis and values