Administrator

Black Country Women's AidLet us introduce ourselves…Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking. Services range from advocacy, civil remedies, support in court, individual and group support and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. All services are client and needs-led.The team:Community Services Directorate

Within this directorate, the following services are delivered;Black Country Women's Aid Community Services include; * Community Domestic Abuse Support Services (Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley) * Black Country IRIS (primary care) educator and advocacy service * Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services (Black Country)* Black Country Sexual Abuse Forum* Black Country Counselling Service * Domestic and sexual abuse Children and Young person's service (Black Country)* West Midlands Stalking Service

Job RoleJob Title: AdministratorPosition available: 1 full-time position (37.5 hours), based in SandwellSalary: £22,308 - £23,575Closing date: 1 November 2024All interviews will be held in person including an IT competence test.Is this you?We are looking for someone who is confident with the use of IT (Microsoft Office, virtual platforms, case record system) and can input information accurately and speedily as high volumes are received on a daily basis. You must be organised and efficient with excellent communication skills as you will be connecting with a variety of statutory and non-statutory agencies representing BCWA. Confidentiality is an essential part of this role. Training and development will be provided.If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.Click "Apply" to be emailed information about how to complete your application.

CVs will not be accepted.Important information for all positions

Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks

As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UKUnder Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.

We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidate's documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

References

Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

* a professional from your centre of study, for instance, a teacher, lecturer or headteacher* GP or health visitor* a character reference from a person who knows you* a civil servant from a government agency* a bank manager

DBS

All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.