Families for Children Person Specification

Administrator

The Person Specification is a picture of the personal attributes needed by an individual in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.

Category Requirements Essential / Desirable

Education / Qualifications / Training

Good level of Education. Essential

Secretarial and/or Administration qualifications. Desirable

Experience Secretarial and/or administration experience. Essential

Working effectively within a team and alone as necessary.

Essential

Working in a pressured office environment with tight deadlines.

Essential

Working with confidential records. Essential

Effective use of a wide range of IT, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and internet.

Essential

Previous experience of working in a Voluntary Sector. Desirable

Using the IT application Filemaker Pro. Desirable

Knowledge A clear understanding of administrative organisation and how this contributes effectively to the aims of an organisation.

Essential

Knowledge of adoption. Desirable

Skills / Abilities Reliable to meet the needs and services of the Charity. Essential

Able to make effective use of Excel and Word, and other IT software.

Essential

Organised with the ability to multi-task, and alter priorities as required.

Essential

Ability to plan own workload, and take ownership of a task and work under pressure.

Essential

Carry out task in a highly organised, methodical and accurate manner.

Essential

Attentive to detail. Essential

Sound communication skills. Essential

Team player with the ability to build relationships and work effectively with a wide range of people.

Essential

Can draft correspondence with clear expression and accurate grammar.

Essential

Ability to take, and produce, accurate minutes from formal meetings.

Essential

Other Relevant Positive outlook and sense of humour. Essential

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Families for Children Person Specification

Factors A professional attitude to work. Essential

Confidential in your work. Essential

Good Time Keeping. Essential

Enhanced DBS Check. Essential

Flexibility of working hours. Essential

In sympathy with the Christian Ethos of the Agency. Essential

Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminative practice.

Essential

Commitment to attend internal / external training sessions and meetings.

Essential

Car driver / owner. Desirable

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