Fosterplus - Apprentice Administrator
Salary: £14,600.04 per annum
Contract Term: Apprenticeship
Location: Long Eaton, Nottingham
Hours: 35 hours per week
Course Information
Business Administration Level 3. You will be allocated the time required during the working week to attend learning that supports your apprenticeship course, which is likely to be one day per week, either in college or online with a training provider.
Benefits
30 days' annual leave, increasing to 35 days with length of service
Bank holidays
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Employee Discount Scheme
Bike to Work Scheme
About Us
We are delighted to be seeking a Business Administration Apprentice to join our team at Fosterplus.
Fosterplus was founded in 1996, giving us almost 30 years' continuous experience as an independent fostering agency. Continuity is important to us, and we look to create it in everything we do - most critically, for the children and young people we look after.
Many who enter our care have experienced a disrupted childhood and our aim is to break this cycle and provide more stability. We do this by carefully matching the right foster parents to the right children, and making sure we're always on hand with support, guidance and help.
Our expertise helps ensure more successful placements - and that's exactly the sort of continuity we want. This commitment is spelled out in our mission, which is to "provide positive and stable family environments for the children and young people placed with our foster parents and ensure that, with the support of our foster parents, they can thrive emotionally and academically."
To provide this continuity, we focus on connections.
We are looking for an Apprentice who will work within the Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards, maintaining databases and electronic filing systems, managing fostering paperwork and forms, as well as general ad-hoc administration.
It is essential that applicants have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and a warm, confident personality.
Role Responsibilities
Role responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide a comprehensive day-to-day administrative service for the office team, including:Maintaining databases
Producing professionally written emails and letters
Processing incoming and outgoing post
Photocopying
Message taking and signposting
Processing invoices
Support the social work team with data collection, recording, filing and auditing
Maintain accurate databases/registers of all families and children placed
Provide information from these databases to the Registered Manager as required
Be responsible for the smooth running of the office premises under the direction of the Manager
Build up and maintain a supportive relationship with foster parents, as the post holder will be one of the first points of contact within the office
Liaise with Local Authority Social Workers and other professionals
Distribute and collate paperwork and feedback forms
Review payment runs to ensure foster families are receiving the correct payments
Carry out statutory checks for approved foster families and their support network
Maintain office Health and Safety records
Monitor foster parent and staff training records, ensuring compliance
Receive visitors
Order stationery, receive orders and be responsible for the maintenance of office equipment
Take minutes of monthly team meetings and distribute to relevant personnel
Attend regular team meetings
Create content for the online information platform and the Registration's Newsletter
Make constructive use of supervision and work closely with team members to enhance personal and team development
Represent and promote Fosterplus at every opportunity
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate must have the following skills and experience:
Basic administration skills
GCSE/equivalent in maths and English. A Level 2 Functional Skills qualification can be completed alongside your qualification if not already obtained and if desired
Ability to manage own workload and work independently
Excellent customer service skills
An understanding of the use of IT and electronic communications, including Microsoft Office, e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook
Good organisational skills
Open to direction, using initiative to seek advice where necessary
The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Fosterplus.
Fosterplus is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Fosterplus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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