Job Description

- Administrator

Employer: Home-Start Birmingham Central And South-West, CIBA Building, Suite 1, Lower Ground Floor, 146 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 9NX

Home-Start is a local Birmingham charity helping parents build better lives for their children. We are looking to recruit someone into the above position to provide maternity cover for 12 months.

Job Title: Home-Start Administrator

Salary - NJC Scale: 5-6 25,583 - 25,985 pro rata

Hourly Rate: 13.29

Hours of work: 16 hours per week Tuesday to Friday, 10am till 2pm.

Pension: Contributory NEST

Responsible to: The Home-Start Scheme Manager

Purpose of the job

To provide administrative support to the employees of the scheme, and Board of Trustees as appropriate and agreed

To ensure the efficient administration of the Home-Start office and processes.

Main Responsibilities

General office duties including dealing with telephone calls, mail and note taking.

Maintaining supplies of stationery and office sundries and take responsibility for stock control.

Day to day administration of the finance function, including raising purchase orders, processing invoices and liaising with suppliers

Processing referrals into the Charity, including uploading of information and documents onto online excel and database systems.

Support manager with production of reports, including collation of statistical information.

Providing administrative support to assist in the recruitment and support of volunteers and staff members, including DBS and reference checks.

Providing support to all members of the team with any administrative tasks.

Creating and posting publicity material on social media platforms.

Designing and producing posters and leaflets as requested by team members.

Provide hospitality for visitors to the office and support with events or meetings as required.

Support at our local parent and baby groups, setting up equipment and helping parents to complete forms.

Complying with all Home-Start policies and procedures

Ensuring good communication with all scheme stakeholders, ensuring good practice in equality, diversity and inclusion

Working with all other members of the team to ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme's work

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

This job description is current as at October 2025

Job Types: Fixed term contract, Part-time
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 13.29 per hour

Expected hours: 16 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person