Fixed term contract until 03 November 2025 Maternity Cover 35 hours per week £23,488.66 per annum (plus allowances) Location: Newcastle The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way. This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country. TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR: We are currently looking for an efficient and well-ordered administrative assistant to join our dynamic, ambitious team. You will help to support the Operations Manager, Service Managers, team colleagues and day to day operations of the service. A key part of this role will be your ability to Prioritise and manage own workload. Clear and effective communication skills with the ability to liaise with managers and staff at all levels both internally and externally. Planning, time management skills. Excellent organisational skills, working in complex and demanding environments. Advanced IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and email. In order to be successful in this role, you must have: Knowledge: Knowledge of filing processes (paper and electronic) and managing general office resources. Knowledge of IT systems e.g. Word, Excel. Previous experience of recording on data systems and reporting. Experience: Previous experience of working in an administrative position in a paid or voluntary capacity. Previous experience of communicating with members of the public in a paid or voluntary capacity. Qualifications: General level of education to GCSE standard including Maths and English A-C grade, or equivalent. INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer. Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. Benefits: Enhanced Annual leave 28 days length of service extra 2 after 2 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days plus bank holidays. Free eye test claim back Pension match contribution up to 8% can op out Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person. Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year 770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App. The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV. The closing date for applications is midnight on 2nd December 2024. Interviews will be held on the week commencing 5th of December. IN1