An opportunity has arisen for an administration assistant to support the current service administrator within the
Barnardo's Threads service.
Barnardo's Threads is a holistic family support and housing service for young people and families in
Renfrewshire, helping them give their children the best start in life. There are a range of services on offer at
Threads for families to get the support they need at the earliest opportunity to provide a healthy, nurturing,
stable environment for their children.
We provide support in the following areas;
- Parenting
- Housing
- Income maximisation
- Early help
- Promoting
well-being
- Supportive Housing
- Recovery Support
- partnership and signposting
The administrator assistant role will be pivotal in supporting the day to day running of a busy office as directed by
the current service administrator. Tasks include, but are not limited to, answering telephone calls, welcoming
visitors to the service, managing diaries and event bookings, preparing audit information and reports,
monitoring income and expenditure and processing invoices.
The assistant will also support the wider team members to maintain service user records and day to day requirements
as well as supporting other areas of the wider Threads Service Portfolio as directed by the Childrens Service
Manager.
The successful applicant should be motivated, driven and can work on their own initiative and as part of a wider
multidisciplinary team. Experience of working alongside colleagues from a multidisciplinary background would be
desirable and experience of working in the public or third sector would be welcomed.
The successful candidate will require to work with a high degree of flexibility to meet the needs of the
service.
Please see job description, person specification and additional information about this role.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed
closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment
to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for
more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and
progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our
People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their
colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both
their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the
minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues
annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on
Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as
we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and
empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage
those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our
Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their
work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3
years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum,
after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of
holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all
family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via
salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks,
holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive
through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and
for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader,
are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place
and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We
particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are
currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout
the recruitment process.