Business Support Administrator

at  Northamptonshire Childrens Trust

About the role
Are you interested in an admin role with a difference?
Arnold House is a four bedded residential home housing young people with autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities.
We are looking for an experienced business support who can cover a wide range of administrative duties within the home providing effective and efficient administration and financial support to the home manager.
We are a small home so we encourage a “family feel” where possible, this involves eating our meals together, creating positive relationships and supporting our residents through key work.
This is an 18.5 hour a week post, the hours of work can be flexible and this can be discussed at interview.
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Trevor.Hopkins@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you
What will you be doing?
You will provide general administrational support including maintaining personnel records, answering incoming emails, calls, supporting with IT queries to ensure the day to day smooth running of the home
You will maintain effective financial systems and procedures in order to process invoices, monitor petty cash, carry out bank reconciliations in accordance with Audit and Finance Regulations
You will process all paperwork in relation to the monthly payroll returns, maintaining logs of all additional hours
You will support the manager in maintaining the building, systems, equipment and health and safety to ensure the welfare of all staff, young people and visitors.
About you
You have strong IT skills experienced in using MS packages such as outlook, Word, Excel, Teams
You are great with people able to interact and communicate effectively with staff, visitors and young people
You are good with numbers and have some financial experience; able to manage petty cash and reconcile accounts
You can work to deadlines, organise and prioritise your workload and work effectively under pressure
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance.
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

Please refer the Job description for details