Business Support Administrator

Nottinghamshire County Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an experienced administrator to join a dedicated team at a Children’s Residential home in Mansfield. This role offers the chance to utilize your administrative skills in a highly regulated environment while providing essential support to young people in care. With a focus on compassion and resilience, you will play a vital part in improving outcomes for children. The position comes with comprehensive training and a range of employee benefits, making it an ideal opportunity for those interested in social care and finance. Join a forward-thinking organization that values continuous improvement and teamwork.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Training and Personal Development opportunities

Excellent terms and conditions

Qualifications

• Experience in financial processes and general administrative duties.
• Good IT, communication, literacy, and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the administrative functions of a Children’s Residential home.
• Record and reconcile financial records accurately.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Numeracy Skills

Customer Service

Education

GCSE in Maths

GCSE in English

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join the team at one of our Children’s Residential homes in Mansfield.

We are looking for someone who has experience in a wide variety of administrative functions using common Microsoft systems, is organised and flexible, and has experience of recording and reconciliation of financial records.

This is a highly regulated setting, and you may witness challenging behaviour from the young people, so as well as strong administrative skills we are also looking for a resilient, compassionate person who can respect the confidential nature of this work. There are always colleagues on site whose role it is to directly support the young people.

You would be joining a wider friendly administrative team who provide support and holiday cover over 3 other local Residential Homes, although an ability to work independently will be needed.

We will provide you will full training on our systems and there is a range of employee benefits as listed below. The post would offer relevant insight and experience for someone interested in social care, finance and the running of a busy establishment – or just provide an opportunity to use your current skills to contribute to improving outcomes for young people of Nottinghamshire currently in care.

Benefits are:

• Flexible working hours
• Generous annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Training and Personal Development opportunities
• Excellent terms and conditions

Requirements of the post are:

• Educated to GCSE level (Grade C or above / 9 -4), or equivalent in Maths and English
• Good IT, communication, literacy, and numeracy skills
• Organised, with a positive and flexible approach to teamwork
• Able to work to deadlines, in an accurate and methodical manner
• An understanding of customer service and the importance of confidentiality and data security
• Experience in finance processes and general administrative duties

Nottinghamshire County Council is proud that their Children’s Service has been judged by Ofsted to have Outstanding Leadership & Management, and this service is forward thinking, with continuous improvement at the heart of everything it does.

For further information regarding this post, please contact Emma Truman [e-mail]