Administration Assistant - Check Point Torbay

The Children's Society; Torquay; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Pension up to 8%

Free counselling

Volunteer time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Children’s Society in Torbay is seeking an Administration Assistant to join our Check Point team. This permanent role offers a hybrid working pattern between home and our Torquay office base, with 28 hours per week.

You'll provide clerical and reception support, manage basic records, and help deliver an efficient administrative service across the South West offices. The role emphasizes confidentiality and a compassionate approach to safeguarding children.

Qualifications

• IT skills in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Ability to work both in a team and independently

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and reception support
• Maintain confidential records and handle administrative duties
• Support the Admin service across the South West offices with efficient service

Skills

MS Office

Time management

Teamwork

Public interaction

Job description

Administration Assistant - Check Point Torbay (6147)

Permanent with funding until 31st March 2027 with potential to extend beyond this depending on funding

28 hours per week - preferably covering 5 days Mon-Fri 5 or 6 hours each day.

Location: Hybrid working between home and Torquay office base

Benefits include but not limited to:

• 36 days’ annual leave pro rata, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us:
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children and young people. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better — and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.

About the role:
You’ll play a key part in our Admin service at Check Point, delivering an efficient and high quality administrative service across the South West offices by undertaking clerical, reception and practical duties in accordance with The Children’s Society's procedures.

We’re looking for an experienced, conscientious and enthusiastic admin assistantwith the ability to provide efficient and well-ordered administrative support to team colleagues, ensuring a high level of confidentiality is maintained, making a real impact in the lives of children and young people.

Key skills and experience:

The required skills and competencies for this role are:

• IT skills in Microsoft Office applications, eg Excel, Word, Outlook
• The ability to prioritize and manage own workload
• The ability to work both as part of a team and on own, as required

It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies:

• Experience with dealing with the public, especially young people
• Experience of maintaining accurate and confidential records
• Experience of assisting with production of reports

Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 12th August 2026.
Interviews: Date to be confirmed

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis.

Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only.

As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

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