Office Manager

Full Job Description Job Title: Office ManagerLocation: Office Based from our Durham officeContract: Permanent/Full TimeHours: 37.5 hours per weekSalary: £26,000 per annum We have a fantastic opportunity for an Office Manager to join our well-established team at Reach Out Care based in Durham. We want someone who places a focus on the positive outcomes of our children and young people. This is your chance to join a supportive, caring, and high achieving team at Fostering Relations.About the Group:We are part of the National Fostering Group – the UK’s largest independent fostering family.Our highly skilled and dedicated fostering community supports Local Trusts by providing short or long-term foster placements for thousands of vulnerable children and teenagers throughout the UK. Almost all of our 33 regional fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’, it is perhaps not surprising that more people choose to foster with our fostering agencies than any other fostering provider in the UK.About the Role:We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious, and experienced Office Manager with excellent organisational skills join our busy fostering team in Durham. This is a demanding role, and you will need to be experienced within a professional and fast paced office management role and be able to demonstrate your multi-tasking and decision-making skills, and also demonstrate a high level of IT skills.You will be required to supervise the administration team and ensure we meet our regulatory requirements in terms of the Fostering Regulations and Standards. You will be responsible for ensuring our meetings are well organised, accurately minuted and that the necessary actions are followed up in a timely manner. You will ensure the smooth running - from opening and closing the office, welcoming our stakeholders to the office, dealing with all of our customers and carers and ensuring all administration activities are covered accurately within your team.Essential Criteria:You must have good analytical skills and a logical approach to problem solving as well as being a competent user of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and databases and be able to coordinate and review the Panel and Review function.

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Self-motivated
• Work independently
• Flexible and resilient
• Meet targets and achieve deadlines.
• Remain calm under pressure.
  
  

But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
  
  

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
  
  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.We are an Equal Opportunities employer.Job ID: 257482