Administrator - Safeguarding and Children in Care
The closing date is 22 February 2026
Job summary
This role shares the functions held both by both the Safeguarding and Children in Care Teams and the primary role of the post holder will be assisting either the Safeguarding or Children in Care teams to provide an excellent professional service of a high standard that ensures services meet contractual requirements and associated regulations.
This will be achieved by the post holder providing a comprehensive and efficient administrative service to the Children in Care and Safeguarding team thus ensuring the services operate effectively and efficiently.
The post holder will be required to be mindful of the confidential and sensitive natures of much of the work and adhere to HCRG Care Group data protection and IG policies at all times.
Main duties of the job
- To support the identified Leads in the day-to-day running of the department ensuring compliance with relevant procedures and policies and section 11 audit requirements, and the tracking of Children in Care IHAs (West Only) and RHAs.
- Undertaking general office duties as required including; filing, faxing, photocopying, collating and distributing information, receipt and distribution of incoming and outgoing mail, preparing resources ready for training sessions, archiving documents as per HCRG policy, managing the identified e-mail box/s, maintaining stationary supplies, preparation of reports and maintaining data spreadsheets.
- To act as an initial point of contact within the Children in Care and Safeguarding team dealing with telephone calls, e-mails and messages some of which are complex, or contain sensitive information.
- To be involved in the planning and organising of: meetings, workshops, training and events.
- To provide administrative support to meetings including agenda setting, room bookings calling for papers, printing and collating sets of papers, minute taking and informing people of their follow-up action points.
- To assist with meeting preparation, room bookings, verifying attendance, providing hospitality, setting up presentations and producing minutes for board and Sub Group related meetings.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
About us
As an Administrator, you'll be part of our valued team based at Epping. You will feel valued as an administrator within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £23,875 with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£23,875 to £23,875 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/171506/18415
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Epping
Essex
CM16 5DN
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Epping
Essex
CM16 5DN
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Employer contact details
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