Senior Administrator

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Discounts on gym membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

Generous annual leave

Pension Scheme

Job summary

Bolton Council is seeking an experienced Senior Administrator to join the Kinship Zone pilot within the Bolton Family. The role supports the Financial Transaction Team Manager and may involve working closely with other teams. The post is a 2-year fixed term contract, 18.5 hours per week, with pro rata salary scale.

You will demonstrate strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills, and be able to handle cash, reconcile data, and produce accurate reports using Word, Excel and Outlook.

Qualifications

• Experience using computer software to produce accurate documents.
• Ability to handle cash and record payments per procedures.
• Strong literacy and numeracy with ability to provide statistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience working in a team and under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Transaction Team Manager and Kinship Zone functions.
• Assist with processing financial data and payments.
• Provide numeracy and data reporting support.

Skills

Numeracy

Communication

Literacy

Excel

Word

Outlook

Cash handling

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Grade: D £26,847- £29,071 actual pro rata salary - £13,423 - £14,535

Contract: 2 years fixed term contract

Hours: 18.5 per week

Interview date: to be confirmed

For further information about this role, contact [e-mail]

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Ask us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance.

The Role

In February 2026 the Department for Education launched seven Kinship Zones to support kinship families with the right help at the right time this included Bolton.

Kinship carers are adults who step in to provide a loving and supportive home to children in their family whose parents are unable to care for them full-time for a wide range of reasons. They are often grandparents, aunts, uncles or family friends.

The pilot will run for up to three and a half years and each Kinship Zone will receive a package of funding and support, enabling local authorities to tailor delivery to local needs.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Administrator to join the Bolton Family and be a part of our Kinship Zone pilot scheme. You will work closely with the Financial Transaction Team, in supporting the Financial Transaction Team Manager and with other teams associated with the Kinship Zone function.

1. Could you tell us about your numeracy skills and relevant experience using that particular skill
2. Could you please tell us about your communication skills and relevant experience using that particular skill
3. Please outline how your skills and experience meet this role and your motivation for applying for the advertised post.

About You

You will demonstrate effective communication skills in order to present information, both verbally and in writing. You will have the ability to work as part of a team and under your own supervision. You should be able to demonstrate effective organisational skills, with the ability to plan, develop and prioritise your work. You must possess accurate literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and have good systems skills, with an analytical and solution focussed approach, that allows agreed timescales and deadlines to be met.

Experience of using a range of computer software packages to produce accurate, well-presented documents is essential, as is a demonstrable ability to handle cash and be able to record and monitor payments in line with financial procedures. You must have excellent literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and be proficient in the use of packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.

Finally, you will be required to have strong numeracy skills, with the ability to provide statistical data and to be able to check and reconcile computer data and have the ability to maintain and update financial data, to a high level of accuracy.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or unbroken service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact [e-mail]

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• Staff Benefits