Adoption Administrator Chester
Job description
Available Job Today Adoption Administrator – Chester
An exciting opportunity to join an innovative, ‘Outstanding’ children’s charity and one of the largest Voluntary Adoption Agencies in the UK.
The role
Adoption Administrator – Part Time – 20 hours per week (to be worked across 4 or 5 days).
Salary – Up to NJC Point 6 Actual £12,553 (FTE £21,968)
24 days Holiday (Plus a Long Service Holiday Award after 5 Years) pro-rata and additional public bank holidays. Plus an additional discretional paid Shut Down period (where the organisation is closed between the Christmas and New Year bank holidays pro-rata).
Location – The role will be based at the Chester office, parking is available (includes benefits of the Hybrid Working Policy).
About us:
Adoption Matters is a registered children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK. We recruit, train and support individuals and families as adopters and offer them ongoing support and training for as long as they need it. We also provide support to birth families and adopted adults. We are the ONLY adoption service in the UK to have been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the last five consecutive inspections.
What we are looking for:
Qualifications: Good standard of education – GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics. Excellent literacy and grammatical skills. ICT qualification (ECDL or equivalent) is desirable.
A Standard DBS check will be required.
We encourage all of our staff to share their ideas and help us to improve our practice and processes wherever we can. Our values are honest and fair, inclusive, flexible, ethical and celebrating difference; and these will hopefully be aligned with your own.
What we offer:
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (with generous employer contribution).
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme from day one (a confidential employee benefit designed to support home life or work life and 24/7 Wellbeing Support Scheme).
- Free on-site car parking.
- Flexible and hybrid working.
- One paid monthly Wellbeing Hour.
Your development:
Working across departments the post holder will be an integral part of a supportive team, full training will be provided, the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you’ve always wanted.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
Our values are honesty and fairness, inclusivity, flexibility, ethically based and celebrating difference. We believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently under- represented as Adoption Matters employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, have a disability or have personal experience of the care system and/or adoption. We will be measuring our success in redressing this.
We are open to discussion of any adjustments or any flexible arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment.
We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
How to apply:
- Adoption Administrator Job Description
- Adoption Administrator Person Specification
- Adoption Administrator Application Form
Please download the Job Description, the Person Specification and complete the application form before returning it via email or post to:
Email: [email protected]
Post: FAO HR Department, Adoption Matters, 14 Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1AE.
Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT CV’S
Closing date: Friday 14th April 2023, at 12:00.
Interview date: Monday 24th April 2023.
Interview venue: Adoption Matters Chester Office, 14 Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1AE.
If you require any more information on this role please contact our HR team on Tel: 01244 390 938.
Adoption Matters is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and other relevant employment checks, including the right to work in the UK.
Please note that we only contact candidates selected for interview and we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications.
