Part Time - Administrator in Oundle

About National Fostering Group

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers. As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of. We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Administrator to join our team at Fostering Solutions in Oundle. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a comprehensive administrative service to the team to ensure an effective and efficient service. You will be required to provide a high-quality administration service to all internal and external stakeholders, including meeting and greeting and being the first point of contact for telephone calls.

Who we are looking for

You will have experience of working within an office environment and supporting a busy team. The successful candidate will need a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Excel to create reports. It is important that you are able to work efficiently within a fast-paced environment. You should have the ability to meet tight deadlines and work calmly under pressure. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop your own personal skills and capability through on-going training as agreed with your line manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administrative service, including the provision of information and appropriate support in accord with procedure and in response to requests, liaising with colleagues where necessary.
• Deal quickly and efficiently with telephone calls and emails, transferring them through to the relevant person or department and advising managers of any important issues or of any matter concerning child protection.
• Provide a confidential and effective point of contact for the agency.
• Support the team and managers with any additional tasks such as minuting, projects and research.

Experience within an administrative role

Good communication skills, both spoken and written

Willingness to learn and happy to undertake professional training where necessary

Team player

But what else is in it for you?

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• A market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you.
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options
• Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.