Administration Officer

Brackenberry; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority recruitment firm is seeking an Administration Officer for a potentially extended 1-month contract in Camden. The role involves providing high-quality administrative support across children's centres, managing information systems, and ensuring a welcoming environment for families. Candidates should have strong IT skills and experience in customer-facing roles. Immediate availability is essential for this dynamic position.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Experience in a busy, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support.
• Maintain and support information management systems.
• Deliver a professional reception service.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

High-quality administrative support

Customer service experience

Understanding of children's services

Financial tracking and management

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Camden to assist with the appointment of an Administration Officer, on a 1-month contract, highly likely to be extended at client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £17.92 - £23.48 per hour

Summary

The Administration Officer will provide high-quality, customer-focused and efficient administrative, business, and financial support across Camden's Childrens Centres and Family Hubs. Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, the role ensures the smooth running of daily operations by managing information systems, supporting financial processes, coordinating meetings, and offering a professional and welcoming front-of-house service for families.

Based primarily across Regents Park Childrens Centre, Agar Childrens Centre, and other Camden locations as required, the postholder will contribute to the effective delivery of universal and targeted services for families, supporting teams to achieve positive outcomes for children and the wider community.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring efficient, timely and accurate service delivery.
• Maintain, update, and support the development of both manual and electronic information and data management systems.
• Deliver a professional, welcoming, and inclusive reception service for families and visitors, including vulnerable families accessing support.
• Follow corporate and departmental financial procedures in the processing of orders, invoices, receipts, and payments.
• Assist with monitoring Health & Safety compliance across Childrens Centre buildings, reporting issues and supporting a safe public environment.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) with strong IT literacy for data entry and use of client databases and monitoring systems.
• Experience delivering high-quality administrative support in a busy, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Demonstrated experience working in a reception or customer-facing role, including supporting vulnerable families.
• Strong understanding of Childrens Centres, Family Hubs, early help, and local services supporting families.
• Experience managing financial tasks such as purchase orders, invoicing, receipting, and tracking budgets.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.