Stevenage (On-Site)
Contract, Job share
£30,559 with the opportunity to progress to £33,366
Home Administrator Apply Now
- Job Number
- HCC27946
- Location
- Stevenage
- Directorate
- Childrens Services
- Salary Range
- £30,559 with the opportunity to progress to £33,366
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Full Time/Part Time
- Job Share
- Closing date
- 03-Jun-2025
Job Title: Home Administrator
Starting Salary: £30,559 with the opportunity to progress to £33,366 pay award pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Fixed Term End Date - 24 months (Ending March 2027)
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the team
Are you organised but also flexible?
Are you good with figures and can populate spreadsheets?
Can you support managers with compliance and quality assurance?
And do enjoy working as part of a team who look after children and young people in a home?
We are looking to recruit a Home Administrator for our Childrens Home in Stevenage. This is an opportunity to work alongside a committed, friendly and creative team, where the home environment is an important aspect of care.
About the role
You will be working in an office within the heart of the children’s home. Your main duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Checking and paying invoices.
- Ordering home supplies (food, furniture, and office products).
- Maintaining petty cash.
- Issuing children’s allowances.
- Taking team meeting minutes.
- Supporting the manager with regulation compliance and quality assurance.
About you
Essential:
- Able to use Microsoft packages.
- Financial ability to process receipts and invoices.
- Able to work a team.
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Work and maintain focus in a busy environment.
- Experience of working in an administrative role.
Desirable:
- GSCE’s Maths and English (Grades A-C)
- Having experience of working in a Childrens Home.
- Line Management experience.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Business Support Services, level BUS8 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles: Business support services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Thomas Moore (thomas.moore@hertfordshire.gov.uk) 01438 357 802 for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date:13th June 2025
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.