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Administrator - HMP

28,405 per year (pro rata)
Thamesmead, United Kingdom
Full-time
19th June 2026
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Administrator - HMP

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with Substance Use issues. Your administration skills will make a real difference to the lives of people we work with. Based at our HMP Thameside substance misuse service, you will provide a range of administrative tasks and support to deliver person–centred services that enable our service users to achieve their potential.

The role is based at HMP Thameside, a Category B male prison in South London. At HMP Thameside, we provide an integrated model of psycho-social and clinical support, which is evidence based and focused on meeting complex individual needs.

The role's core hours are Monday to Friday. As the role is based within HMP Thameside, you will need to gain full clearance for working in prison (including both DBS and MOJ clearance checks).

Role Responsibility

Offering plenty of variety, this rewarding role will involve inputting, checking and uploading data onto the NDTMS system along with collating information for reports on a weekly and monthly basis helping us to continually improve our performance. There will also be opportunities for minute taking, liaising with other agencies, archiving, dealing with incoming and outgoing post/calls, ordering supplies and petty cash. In addition, you’ll support the team by maintaining accurate files by liaising with clients and completing assessment information.

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for a confident communicator who can prioritise a changing workload, comfortable with collating and inputting data with the ability to maintain confidentiality, gather management information and meet deadlines under pressure. You must be a superb organiser and supportive team player with keen attention to detail, experience of office 365 including Excel spreadsheets and impressive administration skills.

 Essential :

• Ability to use Microsoft office applications to a high standard

• Ability to work as part of a team, demonstrating support to other team members and other teams

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Customer focused approach to both internal and external customers

Desirable :

• Previous experience of working in an administrative position

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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