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;
1. Parenting
2. Housing
3. Income maximisation
4. Early help
5. Promoting well-being
6. Supportive Housing
7. Recovery Support
8. 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 ServiceManager.
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.
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