Care Administrator

Administrator role providing administrative support to hospice care teams in Worcester.

About the role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands. We are there wherever and whenever they need us, in the hospice, community and at home. Our aim at Acorns is to help families feel equipped to cope at every stage of their child’s life with dedicated teams offering psychological, emotional and practical support.

• Provide administrative support to the hospice care teams including typing, answering phones, managing email inboxes and greeting visitors
• Organise meetings including booking rooms, preparing agendas and minute taking
• Maintain statutory records and systems
• Maintain and develop databases

Requirements

• Experience of working in an admin environment
• Relevant secretarial/administrative qualification
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Innovative and forward thinking
• Eligible to work in the UK

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

Benefits

• £26,227.50 - £26,800 per annum (pro rata)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Based in Worcester (WR5 3EZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Time off to volunteer
• Bike2Work scheme – save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service