Children's Services Administrator

At Barnardo's Cymru our purpose is to transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people.

• Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?
• Are you inspired by the idea of supporting a service that supports children and young people across Denbighshire and Conwy?
• Do you have skills and experience in various aspects of administration?
• Do you want to work with a supportive and passionate team?

If you have answered ' YES' to the above questions, then you may be the person that we are looking for and we would like to hear from you.

At Cyfle, Barnardos Cymru we are looking to recruit an experienced part - time service administrator to provide administrative and financial support, working 21.75 hours per week within our Children and Young People's Substance Misuse service.

The Service Administrator role is a varied one and includes the following as essential criteria;

• Support with premises/ H&S
• Providing support with financial management, budget preparation, including petty cash.
• Liaison with agencies such as schools, CAHMS, social services etc.
• Undertake data input and production of data 
• Administrative support to the team.
• Using a wide variety of IT applications.
• Proven office administration skills.
• Experience of service user records administration.

We are therefore looking for someone with:

• Ability to give good attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Extensive experience with IT packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Excellent team working skills.

Barnardo's staff receive regular supervision and training on our systems and procedures. We have a strong culture of staff support and a commitment to well-being. At Barnardo's we believe in creating equality of   opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance. 

Full induction will be given, including:

• Mandatory e-learning.
• Support around policies and procedures.
• Shadowing opportunities with other Barnardo's staff.
• Safeguarding training.
• First Aid Training.
• Other job-related training opportunities.

Additional Information:

Please include as much relevant detail in your application to demonstrate how you fulfil the requirements of our job role, as outlined above and in the Job Description/Personal Specification.  Experience can be from previous employment, education, training, volunteering etc.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2028 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2028.

Need more information?

If you are an administrator with experience in the above areas, we would love to hear from you. If you would like any further information about the role, please contact Children's Services Manager - Glen Ellis: glenys.ellis@barnardos.org.uk   Telephone: 07590625843

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

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 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

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 progression 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.

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values