PA Office Manager-Team Administrator

Housing Plus is a small established organisation based in North West London providing supported accommodation for young people aged 16-18 in and leaving care. We have a small, dynamic and diverse staff team who provide support to our young people across three houses where they live while they are supported to develop the skills they need to leave care and live more independently.

We are looking for a PA/ Office Manager-team administrator who is highly motivated to support the organisation. It is a varied role and no two days will be the same!  Additionally the role involves supporting the CRS/charity work in Brent Schools Football, which is something Housing Plus has supported for many years.

You will need to have strong organisational skills, excellent interpersonal abilities, a problem solving and “can do” attitude, a degree of flexibility and be an all-round team player. You will have some contact with the young people and will need to be supportive, understanding and sensitive to their needs.

Main Duties:

·      Developing administrative systems across the organisation

·      Day to day support to the team

·      Maintaining paper and electronic records

·      Scheduling meetings, taking minutes and following up on actions

·      Supporting the recruitment process- following up references; DBS applications etc

·      Generally assist colleagues in their day to day business

.       Adhoc duties as required

You will need to have excellent written and verbal English skills, be able to work on own initiative, liaise effectively with a range of professionals and maintain confidentiality.

Housing Plus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment and all staff work to a code of conduct. Housing Plus operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.