Senior Admin & Operations Lead – Multi-Site Care

Barnardo's; Coalville; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a Senior Service Administrator to support Leicestershire Residential Services from Ivan House, Coalville. The role involves delivering administrative, financial and operational support across several children's homes and coordinating activities to meet service needs.

You will travel regularly to homes in Coalville, Hinckley, Syston, Mountsorrel, Braunstone and Market Harborough. Strong IT, budgeting and organisational skills are essential to enable high-quality care for

Qualifications

• A track record in a senior administrative role within a busy environment.
• Experience supervising or coordinating a team.
• Strong IT skills including Office, spreadsheets and databases.
• Experience of financial administration, budget monitoring and reporting.
• Excellent organisational and deadline-management abilities.
• Methodical, accurate and analytical approach to work.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with colleagues and the public.
• Flexibility to work across multiple locations and adapt to changing service needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative, financial and operational support to children’s homes.
• Coordinate activities across multiple locations to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Support budget monitoring, reporting and procurement processes.
• Collaborate with teams to enable high-quality care for children and young people.

Skills

Senior admin experience

Team supervision

IT skills

Financial administration

Budget monitoring

Organisational skills

Analytical approach

Independent working

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

Barnardo's is seeking a Senior Service Administrator to support Leicestershire Residential Services from Ivan House, Coalville. The role involves delivering administrative, financial and operational support across several children's homes and coordinating activities to meet service needs.

You will travel regularly to homes in Coalville, Hinckley, Syston, Mountsorrel, Braunstone and Market Harborough. Strong IT, budgeting and organisational skills are essential to enable high-quality care for