* Ashington Children's Centre

Administrator

Ashington Children's Centre

Be rewarded and have new experiences, volunteer with us as an Administrator.

Can you:

• Have a friendly and approachable manner
• Have the ability to work as part of a team
• Have basic office skills or a willingness to learn!
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and communicate sensitively with parents/ carers and their children
• Have basic office skills, or a willingness to learn!
• Have good spoken and written English skills 
• Be enthusiastic, committed, trustworthy and reliable 

What you can expect:

• Welcoming children and families to the centre
• Answering the telephone and directing calls or taking messages as required
• Ensuring visitors sign in and encouraging new families to register
• Helping families to find the group or session they are looking for
• Filing and photocopying
• Collecting and sorting post
• Word processing
• Preparing materials (e.g. introductory packs for families, training materials)
• Taking room bookings

What we can offer:

• Gaining experience of working in an office environment
• Developing administration skills
• Improving your confidence
• Being part of our friendly team!
• A sense of fulfilment in helping vulnerable children and their families
• Attending Volunteer Meetings, which include training and group supervision
• Regular support and supervision from on-site supervisor
• Improving your CV and employability

Action for Children does what’s right, does what’s needed and does what works.

Location: Ashington, Northumberland

Central Children’s Centre’s are there to ensure all children get the best possible start in life. We are a focal point in our community where families with children from birth to 19 years old can access all the services and information they need.

Children’s Centre’s:

• offer family's a friendly place to go and get information and support on health, parenting, work and childcare.
• give help and advice on child and family health, parenting, money, training and employment
• provide learning together through play sessions for children under 5 years with mums, dads, carers and their children, and there are lots of opportunities for families to develop new skills
• offer outreach and home visiting, and services for children and parents who need it through the 'early help' process for 0-19 years of age.
• provide early learning opportunities for pre-school children