Receptionist / Administration Assistant


Company:	Barnardo's
Salary:	from £25,391 a year
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Rugby
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

Rugby District Children & Family Centre's are a friendly welcoming service who work together with our partner agencies to support families and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes and improve their life chances. The service is tailored to local need with specific provision based on in-depth understanding of the local communities it serves. The Children and Family Centre service includes the following core elements: coordination and administration of the designated Children & Family Centres, associated outreach provision and volunteer co-ordination; provision of a range of stay, play and learn opportunities; service, locality and community development.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Administrator who will support our team at our Children and Family Centres which are based in Rugby District across our three Children and Family Centres: Claremont, Boughton Leigh and Long Lawford. You could be asked to work at any of the three centres.

We are looking to appoint an experienced administrator who will be able to hit the ground running. The administrator is the touchstone of the service and the first point of contact in the Children and Family Centre. You need to be confident with good communication skills as it will be your role to welcome the users of our buildings and services. You will be exceptionally organised, ensuring that reporting systems are in place, data is collected and input correctly.

The post we are seeking to fill is for an Administrator working 15 hours per week. The hours are 8.30-4.30 (with a half hour unpaid lunch break) on set days (Thursday and Friday)

The salary band is £25, 391 - £26,164 with candidates starting at the bottom of the scale (FTE for 36.25 hours per week), pro-rata £10,506.62 for 15hrs per wk.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description as well as the addendum.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

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