Off The Record Youth Counselling Croydon

Charity Administrator

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Job summary

Were currently recruiting one full-time Charity Administrator. The post is office based and offers great opportunity for a varied role in a forward-facing young peoples mental health charity.

To be successful in the role you must:

  • Have an interest in and empathy for young people
  • Be able to respond sensitively to young people in distress on the phone, in person, via email and text
  • Have a professional telephone manner and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Be highly computer literate and confident using Office 365
  • Have very good organisational, administration and time management skills
  • An ability to work within organisational frameworks and structures
  • A commitment to operating within the policies of the charity including confidentiality and Equality and Diversity

Main duties of the job

  • Providing general administrative support to service managers and practitioners including developing/maintaining electronic and paper-based administrative systems and procedures to support the work
  • Responding to telephone and email enquiries from young people, parents and professionals
  • Maintaining the service diaries, booking and managing appointments for clients and managing room availability
  • Managing central and service email inboxes ensuring that emails are responded to promptly and appropriately and that relevant staff are aware of actions taken/required
  • Managing new referrals to the services as agreed with the service managers including responding to referrers, raising and managing queries and database entry
  • Managing client endings in relation to endings letters to clients and referrers and closure on the databases
  • Managing the archiving and deleting of ended clients on the database and paper records
  • Direct database entry onto Off the Records database including responding to database queries and creating statistical reports
  • Assisting with organising respite trips and activities for our young carers service
  • Managing the administration of all support services provided to young people and parents, including building readiness, paperwork and reminder text/emails
  • Assisting with the creation and distribution of service publicity and information resources
  • Full list of main duties can be found in our application pack, linked on the right hand side under 'Supporting Links'

About us

Off the Record is an award-winning young peoples mental health charity and were currently looking for qualified, dynamic and passionate professionals who can work thoughtfully and sensitively with young people.

Our mission is to show up for all children and young peoples mental health in Southwest London.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,507 a year £29,507, inclusive of Outer London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0546-24-0015

Job locations

678 London Road

Thornton Heath

CR7 7HU


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting one full-time Charity Administrator. The post is office based and offers great opportunity for a varied role in a forward-facing young peoples mental health charity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting one full-time Charity Administrator. The post is office based and offers great opportunity for a varied role in a forward-facing young peoples mental health charity.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of handling confidential information and an awareness of Information Governance / GDPR Regulations.
  • Strong experience of general office procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of written English and IT skills.

Desirable

  • Good standard of written English and IT skills.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Interest in and empathy for young people and ability to respond sensitively to young people in distress on the phone and in person and via email or text
  • Clear and professional telephone manner and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain clear working boundaries between the administrative role and the work of the mental health practitioners
  • Highly computer literate and confident using Office 365 and related applications
  • Confident in the use of databases including database entry and producing basic statistical reports
  • Ability to cope under pressure whilst managing a variety of tasks and maintaining attention to detail
  • Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and prioritise own workload
  • Very good organisational, administration and time management skills
  • Ability to work as part of a small staff team
  • Commitment to operating within the policies of the agency including confidentiality and Equality and Diversity
  • A proactive, can do attitude to the role
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of handling confidential information and an awareness of Information Governance / GDPR Regulations.
  • Strong experience of general office procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of written English and IT skills.

Desirable

  • Good standard of written English and IT skills.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Interest in and empathy for young people and ability to respond sensitively to young people in distress on the phone and in person and via email or text
  • Clear and professional telephone manner and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain clear working boundaries between the administrative role and the work of the mental health practitioners
  • Highly computer literate and confident using Office 365 and related applications
  • Confident in the use of databases including database entry and producing basic statistical reports
  • Ability to cope under pressure whilst managing a variety of tasks and maintaining attention to detail
  • Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and prioritise own workload
  • Very good organisational, administration and time management skills
  • Ability to work as part of a small staff team
  • Commitment to operating within the policies of the agency including confidentiality and Equality and Diversity
  • A proactive, can do attitude to the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Off The Record Youth Counselling Croydon

Address

678 London Road

Thornton Heath

CR7 7HU


Employer's website

https://www.talkofftherecord.org/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Off The Record Youth Counselling Croydon

Address

678 London Road

Thornton Heath

CR7 7HU


Employer's website

https://www.talkofftherecord.org/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR & Recruitment Assistant

Clare Elizabeth

recruitment@talkofftherecord.org

07938442525

Details

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,507 a year £29,507, inclusive of Outer London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0546-24-0015

Job locations

678 London Road

Thornton Heath

CR7 7HU


Supporting documents

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