Location: Blackburn – based on site Hours: Full time 37.5 per week Contract: Fixed term contract ending June 2026 Salary: Grade 1.2 - £24,570 per annum Closing date:  Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 11.30 pm We’re looking for a self-motivated individual with office administration and customer service experience to join us as an  Administrator  and provide the support we need to help us deliver an effective local service. About the role You will provide a variety of administration support including dealing with telephone and in person enquiries, processing referrals, data inputting and analysis, supporting with service user involvement activities and carrying out finance functions such as credit card requisitions, invoice processing, petty cash and management accounts variance reporting. We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit. About you You will have office administration and customer service experience and be a confident user of Microsoft Office applications as well as being competent in data inputting, extraction and analysis. Thriving in a fast paced and busy office environment, you have a flexible approach and enjoy learning new skills. You’re also passionate about tackling injustice through striving for change with individuals, in communities and across society. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. About Shelter Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist. About the team Our Lancashire hub offers a range of advice, support and guidance to people in the local area, specialising in homelessness and bad housing but also assisting with related issues such as welfare benefits advice. We work closely with the local community to understand the barriers faced by those in housing need to influence and make change, as well as delivering advice and awareness sessions in community settings. How to apply Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include your responses to the  first four points  in the ‘About You’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses: We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies. Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.