Administrator
37.5 hours per week - the service operates between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, but actual working hours will be determined by the needs of the service
HMP Thorn Cross, Warrington and HMP Forest Bank, Salford. Please indicate in your application which location you would like to be considered for, or whether you would like to be considered for both.
Do you have strong administration skills gained in a customer facing environment? Could you cope in a prison environment? Then join Shelter as an Administrator at HMP Thorn Cross or Forest Bank and help ensure the smooth running of our service that helps turn around often chaotic lives.
Shelter run an Integrated Through the Gate service in prisons, working closely with offenders and a range of other agencies to provide a holistic service that assesses individual need so that prisoners are fully supported up to and following release.
About the role
As Administrator you will provide full administrative and office management support to a busy team including allocating referrals, data entry and processing. Compiling performance reports and ensuring the team have the necessary forms and paperwork to do their job effectively will be key. You will also take responsibility for processing sensitive and confidential data on offenders and maintaining records as appropriate on the OASYS/CRC and Shelter case management systems.
About you
You've got office administration experience, gained working in a customer facing role, and experience of processing sensitive and confidential information and working with secure systems. A proven ability to support the financial process, including supporting management accounts, reviewing and monitoring transactions listings and variance reporting is required as are good typing skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.