Personal Administrative Assistant Remote
Job description
Job Title – Personal Administrative Assistant
Pay - £19,800 per annum + £750 Homeworking Allowance + £3,777 London Weighting Allowance (if living in a London borough)
Hours - 35 Hours per Week
Contract - Permanent
Location – Home based with some travel required to London and wider.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
We pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to support a healthy work-life balance for all our staff. We will also invest in your learning, supporting you to grow and develop during your employment with TACT. You will be encouraged to attend personal and professional development opportunities and will have access to learning and resources to empower you to advance your knowledge and skills.
We are currently the 4th Best Charity to work for and the 16th Best Mid-Sized Company in the UK according to The Best Companies criteria and our survey results have evidenced “outstanding” levels of engagement amongst staff in recent years. You can view our Best Companies summary video here.
As a Personal Administrative Assistant with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.
The Personal Administrative Assistant will have responsibility for the general administrative functions of the Trust. The successful candidate will be supported to complete their Level 3 qualification in Business Administration.
Whilst being homebased, the Personal Administrative Assistant will be required to travel to London for team meetings and training and to other locations for in person events.
The main role requirements for this role include:
- General administrative duties including Minute Taking
- Diary management
- Collating reports for Management meetings
- Maintaining Health and Safety documentation
- Booking travel and accommodation for staff and Trustees
- Dealing with queries from staff and external sources
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time).
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
- Family-friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance of £750, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Stakeholder pension scheme (salary sacrifice) and life insurance from day one.
- Employee Assistance Programme (including free CBT counselling, remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions).
- Fantastic professional learning and personal development opportunities.
A standard DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Please see the Job Information Pack, Job Description and TACT website at Tactcare.org.uk for more detailed information.
- Closing Date: Wednesday 31st May 2023
- Interview Date: Wednesday 14th June 2023 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Job Info
Location
Homebased - Nationwide
Salary
£19,800 per annum + £750 Homeworking Allowance + £3,777 London Weighting Allowance (if applicable)
Closing Date
31/05/2023
Interview Date
14/06/2023
Hours
35 hours per week
