Centre Administrator

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL

Northam, Barnstaple

On-site

GBP 23,000 - 28,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Casual dress code

CPD opportunities

Enhanced sick pay

Chromebook and work mobile

Value-driven culture

Youth Work training Programme

Job summary

Space Youth Services in Northam, United Kingdom, is recruiting a Centre Administrator for the North Team in Bideford and Barnstaple. The role is a 1-year fixed-term contract with 16 hours per week, with potential extra hours as demand allows.

The post involves premises management, routine finance duties, health and safety checks and general administration across two sites, with occasional evenings or weekends for training and staff meetings.

Qualifications

Petty cash handling and banking.
Clerical/administrative experience.
Strong attention to detail and keyboard skills.
Coordinating with facilities contractors (e.g., electricians, plumbers, hygiene services).
Ability to create/use spreadsheets and word documents.
Willingness to learn new software (HR, Finance, Membership).

Responsibilities

To assist in the provision of effective administrative support for our Bideford and Barnstaple Youth Centre teams.
To maintain accurate record‑keeping in service databases including membership and HR systems.
To provide an effective first point of contact for staff, externals and prospective service users.
To coordinate premises access for companies undertaking maintenance and repair work.
To provide routine administrative support such as photocopying, ordering and stationery.
To support personnel processes (absence, leave, timesheets, payroll) and health & safety checks.

Skills

Petty cash handling

Clerical/administrative experience

Attention to detail

Facility coordination

Spreadsheet creation

HR/Finance/Membership software

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Job description

Centre Administrator

Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?

Do you love a challenge?

We are looking to recruit to a one year fixed-term opportunity to work as our centre administrator for our North Team in Bideford and Barnstaple.

Note: This is fixed term as the current post-holder has themself secured a secondment opportunity as the ‘Premises and Facility Manager’ joining the Business Support Team and will be improving our capacity and capability in managing the physical assets needed to deliver a safe and quality youth work service.

About the job

Location: Bideford or Barnstaple - Regular travel will be required to both sites.

Employment Type: 1 Year Fixed-Term Contract

Hours: 16 hours per week (with the option to claim up to an additional 4 hours per week as demand/availability allows)

Salary: £25,583.00 Pro Rata

Deadline for application: Sunday, 13th September 2026

Interview Date: Thursday,17th September 2026

Job Ref: DYS355

About Space

We are an ambitious and innovative charity committed to ‘unlocking potential with young people and their communities’. Building on an established reputation of successful youth work and other services, Space is seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services and increasing the scope of what we do.

Space’s core values are:

Integrity - doing what's right even when no one is looking

Respect - interacting with fairness, kindness and dignity

Determination - we give people a second chance and a third, fourth

Collaborative - doing great things together and with others

Accountable - managing risk, taking responsibility and be accountable to each other and our stakeholders

Dynamic - creating fun and a little bit of weirdness

What is the role

This position provides essential administrative support to the Bideford and Barnstaple Youth Centre teams, ensuring smooth daily operations across service delivery, premises management, and general administration. Acting as the primary point of contact for the centres, the role supports facility operations, routine finance duties, health and safety checks, and database management, while upholding Space Youth Services' core values in all communications. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required for training and staff meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

To assist in the provision of effective administrative support for our Bideford and Barnstaple Youth Centre teams

To assist in the maintenance of accurate record‑keeping and service databases, including our Young Person’s membership database and HR systems.
To provide an effective first point of contact and signposting for staff, externals and prospective service users.
To serve as key point of liaison for cleaning and hygiene services in the premises
To liaise with and coordinate premises access for companies undertaking maintenance and repair work.
To provide routine administrative support such as photocopying, ordering and stationery issue
To provide administrative support for some personnel processes (absence, return to work, timesheets, annual leave and payroll).
To support with H&S and monitoring checks and record keeping (eg. meter readings) with respect to vehicles and buildings.
Reception/Telephone calls and Incoming/outgoing mail
Cash-handling and reconciliation; Banking, Petty cash and tuck sales change etc.
Processing of purchase orders for authorisation, ordering of goods and general finance duties as required
Enquiry management and administration of facility letting arrangements (under the direction of Locality Manager, Lead Youth Work Practitioner and Business Support Team)
To undertake appropriate training (anti oppressive practice/personnel-related/GDPR/ finance and ICT)
Any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post. This role may require occasional weekend and evening work (such as for training and staff meetings)
To commit to and promote Space Youth Services Values when working with internal and external 'customers' and regardless of whether communicating via telephone, email or face to face.

About You:

Petty cash handling & banking
Clerical/administrative experience
Strong attention to detail & keyboard skills
Coordinating with facilities contractors (e.g., electricians, plumbers, hygiene services)
Ability to create/use spreadsheets & word documents
Willingness to learn new software (HR, Finance, Membership)

Space is an inclusive and learning organisation. Our employees should strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others

As part of our ambitions to improve equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

What We Offer

Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then increased to 7 weeks (pro-rata’d for part-time roles)

Additional 3 Statutory days given between Christmas and new year plus bank holidays
Pension contributions starting at 6% rising to 8% in the third year
Employee assistance programme 24/7
Casual dress code
Social occasions
Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities
Enhanced sick pay
Chromebook and work mobile
Value-driven culture
Level 3 Youth Work training Programme (for Apprenticeships)

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Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks

At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include: