At Hft, we are recruiting for a full time Business Support Officer to join our team part time (22hours per week) ** The Business Support Officer will be a key team member for our East services based in Barnet**.** The role will consist of administration around finance, employee engagement and office management - see more about the role below. You may occasionally be required to travel to other locations within the regions, as agreed with your manager.
Apart from a rewarding career, what's in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.
As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
What else?
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Qualification in Business Administration Level 3 or similar, if you do not already have a relevant qualification
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
- Family friendly policies – Part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave.
About you
- You will have previous administration experience and strong IT knowledge, including experience of using Microsoft Office with the ability to produce reports and presentations within Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Good financial understanding of management accounts including working knowledge of purchase and sales ledger as well as petty cash, credit card reconciliation is key.
- You will have a strong understanding of GDPR and experience managing sensitive data including workforce documentation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, where priorities frequently change and you are keen to learn and adapt to new systems and processes all while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
We are really passionate about what we do and look for likeminded individuals with a positive attitude to people with learning disabilities!
About the role
As a Business Support Officer, you will support individual areas and provide positive and timely business support for the Care and Support function to meet their delivery of organisation business processes. This will include finance, data gathering, employee engagement/support (on-board/off-board) as well as mobile phone device management and registered area office management. Whilst individual roles will be based locally within an area office (within the geographical region), the Business Support Officer will be part of the wider Business Support team for the Region and will report to the respective Regional Business Support Manager who will determine working patterns in collaboration with the Registered Area Managers.
Responsibilities include
- Invoicing and PO support
- Raising invoice recharges and journals including for example, online purchases for people we support, emergency cash advances, fuel, mileage and service car leases
- Income returns and support local banking
- Credit card reconciliations
- Petty cash management
- Fundraising income support
- Daily operational tasks e.g. answering the phone / responding to emails
- Dealing with support queries and redirecting appropriately
- Looking after incoming and outgoing post
- Liaising with visitors and contractors
- Employee / engagement support
- Agency support
- Health and safety management
- and other tasks as required.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to help individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
We are looking to for casual Cooks to join our friendly and expanding workforce in North Wales at Caffi Dai. Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
This role is on a relief basis.
We offer
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Annual Leave: 31 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
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Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
and New Year’s Day. 10% Overtime allowance for hours worked over 37.5 per week.
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Training: Access to award winning training and development
-
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
-
Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
-
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
-
Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
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Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
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Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
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and more…
What will you be doing?
Reporting to the Catering Manager, the role of Cook is to plan and prepare a menu of nutritious and high-quality meals, snacks and drinks for customers whilst providing a training and skills development opportunity for Learning Disabled and Autistic adults and young people.
You will comply with all Food Hygiene Regulations, ensuring that kitchen and equipment work areas are cleaned and maintained to a high standard and that stock and budgets are controlled at all times.
You will be required to work on your own initiative, as well as part of a team and possess good relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers.
Specific duties include:
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To support people to prepare a menu of hot and cold food, snacks, drinks and other café items
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To prepare a menu’s and ordering of food within set budget parameters using approved suppliers to achieve a high quality of food and presentation at all times
-
To change the menu’s on a regular basis at least seasonally
-
To prepare meals for people with additional dietary requirements including diabetics, PKU diets, blended meals and allergies as a minimum
-
To oversee the smooth running of the kitchen
-
To support and empower people to achieve their goals and ambitions in line with their Vocational Profiles
About you
- You will have experience of preparing and costing menus
- You will have experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities
- You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a supported person and their family/Carer and other professionals
- You will have the ability to monitor food and health and safety standards and maintain required records, ensuring compliance with legislation and regulation Ability to reconcile cash transactions in accordance with cash handling procedures
- You will have the ability to work as part of a team
For more information on the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description & person spec.
Job Description and Person Specification
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to help individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
We are looking for a Cook to join our growing team in North Wales. Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
This role is 2 days a week (15 hours per week) with weekends on a rota basis. We also have an opportunity to join our team on a relief basis.
We offer
-
Annual Leave: 31 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
-
Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
and New Year’s Day. 10% Overtime allowance for hours worked over 37.5 per week.
-
Training: Access to award winning training and development
-
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
-
Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
-
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
-
Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
-
Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
-
Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
-
and more…
What will you be doing?
Reporting to the Catering Manager, the role of Cook is to plan and prepare a menu of nutritious and high-quality meals, snacks and drinks for customers whilst providing a training and skills development opportunity for Learning Disabled and Autistic adults and young people.
You will comply with all Food Hygiene Regulations, ensuring that kitchen and equipment work areas are cleaned and maintained to a high standard and that stock and budgets are controlled at all times.
You will be required to work on your own initiative, as well as part of a team and possess good relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers.
Specific duties include:
-
To support people to prepare a menu of hot and cold food, snacks, drinks and other café items
-
To prepare a menu’s and ordering of food within set budget parameters using approved suppliers to achieve a high quality of food and presentation at all times
-
To change the menu’s on a regular basis at least seasonally
-
To prepare meals for people with additional dietary requirements including diabetics, PKU diets, blended meals and allergies as a minimum
-
To oversee the smooth running of the kitchen
-
To support and empower people to achieve their goals and ambitions in line with their Vocational Profiles
About you
- You will have experience of preparing and costing menus
- You will have experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities
- You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a supported person and their family/Carer and other professionals
- You will have the ability to monitor food and health and safety standards and maintain required records, ensuring compliance with legislation and regulation Ability to reconcile cash transactions in accordance with cash handling procedures
- You will have the ability to work as part of a team
For more information on the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description & person spec.
Job Description and Person Specification
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.