Why work at Barnardos?
Are you a purpose driven individual who is passionate about making a difference and helping some of society’s most vulnerable children? At Barnardos, we pride ourselves on delivering impactful services that make a difference to the lives of children and families across Ireland.
We believe that childhood lasts a lifetime. As trauma informed specialists our core purpose is to provide the necessary support for children to overcome childhood adversity, embedding a trauma informed ethos and practice into every service we provide.
What we can offer you?
As an Administration Worker, we appreciate the value of your time when providing essential support to our services, that’s why we have the necessary support structures and network in place that will allow you to make a real impact on the lives of children across Ireland. We also offer the following:
- Barnardos offers a competitive salary – recognising the experience you bring to the role
- Generous annual leave entitlements plus discretionary Company days
- Employee pension scheme with employer contribution/ Company Sick Pay Scheme
- Access to regular trauma informed support, supervision, training and many other professional development opportunities
- Tax saver and bike to work schemes in operation
- Access to the Employee Assistance/Wellbeing programme for employees and their immediate family members
What’s the role and service?
In your role as an Administration Worker, you will provide an efficient and flexible administrative support service to support the implementation of a new Barnardos Initial Assessment and Family Support Service in Dublin South Central.
What will my day to day look like?
- Attend Tusla and Barnardos Initial Assessment Referral Allocation Meetings taking contemporaneous notes of the meeting on a laptop
- Complete cases presented, cases allocated, pending cases and rollover forms following meetings and send to all attendees
- Send letters and inputting referrals to the Database
- Maintain a detailed and up to date tracker, which records summary statistics
- Manage and maintain all relevant referral information and correspondence regarding file transfers and file information received from/ returned to Tusla/relevant agency
- Coordinate and complete the return of the IA, intakes, case notes and correspondence for uploading on NCCIS system
- Operate all communications within the office (post, e-mail, telephone and fax and in person) in an efficient, professional manner
- Provide administrative support utilising relevant IT packages, ensuring documents are presented and formatted to a high standard
- Maintain an up to date and effective filing system
- Maintain an efficient, accurate and up to date financial, human resource and stock/ inventory recording system as appropriate
- Gather and collate information statistics and prepare reports as required, including administration of databases as appropriate to the role
- Monitor the team diary and undertake practical tasks regarding arrangements of team meetings
- Support the establishment of the team and office systems and set up
- Work with others to support the development of effective and efficient office systems, supporting a dynamic and robust team set-up
- Attend Tusla and Barnardos Governance or other meetings as required for the purpose of note taking and administrative support
What experience do I need?
Minimum of 2 years’ direct relevant administration experience essential.
Do I need a qualification?
- Junior cycle profile of achievement or equivalent minimum level of education.
- A working ability in IT Systems, word processing and finance skills essential.
The post-holder is initially assigned to work in the Dublin South Central Area but may be required in the future to work in other locations in the Dublin area in line with Organisational needs and funding allocations.
Barnardos is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
Closing Date: Monday 20 July 2026
Interview Date: TBC
