Administrator

Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Kent
Communities:
Greenfields House - Kent
Salary: £30,635.85 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 15th April 2026

Context

Childhood First enables children and young people to recover from early life abuse and relational trauma, to enjoy life and to achieve their potential. We do this through the provision of specialist therapeutic residential care and treatment, together with family and network support.

Greenfields House is a specialist residential children’s home providing a programme of care, treatment and education for up to ten children aged between 5 and 13 years.

Purpose

The Statutory Compliance Administrator plays a key role in supporting statutory, safeguarding and regulatory processes within the home. The role provides administrative support to the Director, Assistant Director (Statutory Compliance) and senior team, ensuring statutory documentation, systems and records are accurate, up to date and inspection-ready.

The postholder contributes to preparation for Ofsted inspections and audits and supports continual quality improvement to maintain Ofsted Good or Outstanding standards.

What you will bring to the role

• Experience in an administrative role involving compliance, governance or regulated processes
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work with discretion in a confidential and sensitive environment
• A methodical, professional and calm approach, including under pressure
• Commitment to safeguarding and to the therapeutic aims of Childhood First

Task

• Providing administrative support for safeguarding and statutory compliance processes
• Maintaining accurate statutory documentation and records for children and staff
• Supporting preparation for Ofsted inspections, monitoring visits and audits
• Collecting, collating and maintaining statutory, governance and management data
• Assisting with the production of statutory and management reports
• Providing office, IT liaison and general administrative support to the senior management team
• Administering local finance processes, including petty cash and procurement

  What we will do for you

• Personal and professional development and training
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Employee benefits package including life assurance
• Up to 6% employer pension contribution
• Relocation package and recruitment referral scheme

To apply, please click on the Apply button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer application questions.

Closing date: 15th April 2026

Interview Date: Week Commencing 20 th April 2026

Childhood First is committed to safeguarding children. We follow safer recruitment guidelines and all appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and references.