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Reception Administrator
St Pauls Advice Centre is recruiting a Reception Administrator to provide a professional, welcoming front-of-house service for clients, partners, and visitors.
This is a key operational role. You will be the first point of contact and play a central part in making sure people can access the right help, at the right time, in the right way.
About St Pauls Advice Centre
We work to reduce poverty and inequality by providing free, independent advice on social welfare law.
Our services include debt, benefits, housing, immigration, and related issues.
Demand is high and growing, particularly in communities facing multiple disadvantages.
The role
You will:
- Welcome clients and visitors in person and by phone.
- Triage enquiries and identify what support is needed.
- Provide clear information and manage expectations about waiting times and processes.
- Handle incoming calls, messages, and post.
- Carry out general administrative tasks to support the wider team.
This role requires calm judgement, good communication, and the ability to manage competing demands in a busy environment.
What we are looking for
You will have:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
- A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
Desirable:
- A community language such as Somali, Hindi, or Urdu.
- Experience in a reception, customer service, or advice setting.
Pay and conditions
- Salary: £11,680.29 actual salary
(£27,254 full-time equivalent, NJC point 9) - Hours: 15 hours per week
Working days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - Annual leave: 30 days full-time equivalent, pro rata
Plus 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year - Pension: 5% employer contribution
- Employer: Living Wage Employer
Working for us:
St Pauls Advice Centre can now be found above the Junction 3 Library in Easton. The building is fully accessible, offers secure bike storage, good transport links and free on street parking.
We are proud to have a diverse workforce and encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, disabilities, faiths, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and lived experiences. We recognise that people may have different access needs, caring responsibilities, cultural commitments, or religious practices that affect their working patterns. We are open to discussing flexible and accessible ways of working wherever possible.
Closing date: Monday 22 June 2026 at 10:00 am
Interviews: Wednesday 1st July 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Clinical Services Administrator
Contract: Maternity cover, 5days a week
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: London, Finsbury Park
Starting salary:£30,052 - £34,860
Closing date: 28th June 2026
Expected date of interviews: w/k 6th July
Job ref: VA791
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Services Administrator to join our innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team, situated at our London Centre, which is a purpose-built centre specifically designed for the treatment of torture survivors, with extensive indoor space and gardens.
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
You will provide administrative support to the London Clinical Service, which provides assessment and treatment to individuals, young people, children and families who have survived torture.You will be part of a team of Clinical Administrators who ensure consistency and continuity of administrative support to the Clinical Service. The administrative team support the Intake panel, Adult Therapy Team, Children, Young People, & Families Team, Pain management service, Care coordination service and interpreter bookings process. The role may also include supporting the reception team with reception duties and greeting clients, staff and visitors in a friendly and professional manner
About you
- You must have experience of working with administrative systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- It’s essential that your administrative experience was gained within a mental health and/or clinical setting.
- A key part of your role will require you to show support to colleagues and keep others informed of issues that affect them.
- To be successful in this role you must have the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload, and devise and implement simple systems and administrative procedures.
- You must recognise and value diversity and be willing and able to work effectively in a multi-cultural and linguistically diverse environment.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £30,052 - £34,860.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please kindly see the attached file.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all our work.
Hear more about working at FfT from our incredible staff by click here Video Link: Freedom from Torture on LinkedIn: Getting to know Freedom from Torture
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are seeking to recruit a Service Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team supporting young people aged 11–25 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This role will enhance our team by providing reception duties and administration and support related to our service areas
Key Responsibilities
- Provide welcoming front of house services for young people, professionals and members of the public
- Provide administration support to the CEO, Operations Manager and our specific service areas
- Undertake duties to help ensure the smooth running of the organisation
- Provide services at times suitable for young people.
- Predominantly requiring the postholder to be based on site, but may involve some remote work if appointed to a fulltime role
- Keeping records on our salesforce database
About You
- Helpful, friendly and has a professional approach to dealing with people.
- Comfortable positively promoting our services and able to work appropriately within a diverse organisation with a wide range of people in regard to their racial, cultural, religious beliefs, gender, sexuality and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Motivated, proactive and flexible
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multi-agency teams
- Interested in working in a hands-on position in the charitable and voluntary sector
Working with Step Forward
We pride ourselves on providing inclusive, flexible, professional and young people friendly counselling and wellbeing support services. We provide services both in our own purpose built centre and also on an outreach basis in schools and community/ youth settings.
As Step Forward is a small charity our multi-disciplinary team work closely together to provide a holistic support service to young people. We expect all members of the team to take part in activities which help ensure the smooth running of the organisation and help us to reach organisational objectives.
Why Join Us
Work in a small, dedicated organisation making a difference to children and young people’s lives. Join a passionate and reflective team of staff and volunteers who embrace and uphold our organisational ethos and values to ensure we are: Inclusive, Warm, Empowering, Inspirational and Innovative.
Other terms/benefits include:
· 35 hour (FTE) working week
· Generous holiday allowance -28 days per year plus bank holidays (FTE)
· Organisational closure for 3 days between Christmas and new years
· Employer pension contribution of 5%
· Access to enhanced sick leave after probation
· Ongoing learning and development opportunities
· Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave and pay
· Hybrid and remote working potential where organisational requirements allow
How to Apply
Applications should be made directly through our website. Depending on the volume of suitable applications, we reserve the right to close the recruitment process early, so early applications are encouraged.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
To improve the wellbeing and life chances of local young people affected by poverty and disadvantage
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.