Vacancies: DPFSS seeks Financial Administrator and Pathways Parent Support Team Leader

The Donegal Parent and Family Support Service (DPFSS) is seeking a Financial Administrator and a Pathways Parent Support Team Leader.

DPFSS is a charity committed to working with children and families across the county on a number of key priorities:

• Improving lives through family led, home based supports
• Delivering strengths based programme interventions to children and families in need

• Providing information, support and signposting to parents and children on a 1:1 or group basis.

• Facilitating a child led and quality based childcare service

DPFSS wishes to recruit for the following posts:

1. Financial Administrator 10 hrs. Base: Finn Valley FRC, Stranorlar
2. Pathways Parent Support Team Leader 35 hrs. Base: Finn Valley FRC, Stranorlar.

1. Financial Administrator (10hrs)

The successful candidate will have:

• An in-depth knowledge and experience of working with Sage Accounting software within the last two years.
• At least two years proven work experience as a Financial Administrator, or similar role.
• Good knowledge and experience of working in the Community & Voluntary Sector and how it operates.
• Experience in meeting conditions of grant funded applications.
• Experience in compiling quarterly financial returns for Tulsa, the Child and Family
• Agency and other Departments / Agencies / funders.
• Experience in end of year procedures and preparations for yearly audit.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (creating spreadsheets and charts and using financial Excel functions)
• Good understanding of all bookkeeping procedures
• Good time-management and organisation skills
• Ability to always maintain data confidentiality.
• The successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills, be able to operate flexibly and work within a team environment.
• Accounting Technician Qualification (or equivalent) would be desirable but not essential.

2. Pathways Parent Support Team Leader (35hrs)

The successful candidate will have:

• 5 years experience in the delivery of Family Work on a 1:1/ group basis
• Experience of planning and managing own workload within established guidelines
• Experience of working in partnership with outside agencies
• Experience of delivering parenting programs and annual plans
• Ability to communicate on local radio on parenting issues or through local press
• Advanced verbal, observational and influencing skills
• Ability to understand and react to the needs of vulnerable families
• Ability to prioritize and review and work under pressure to specific timescales and targets
• Ability to identify problem areas, make recommendations and create support plans to enable positive changes
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ability to update and develop social media platforms
• Ability to organize and maintain high quality case and progress records
• Ability to interpret numeric and financial information and take action in accordance with established procedures
• Ability to assess information and make decisions in accordance with established policy and procedure, seeking guidance where necessary
• Ability to use Microsoft Office and complete administrative duties
• Full clean driving license and access to own transport

Further information can be obtained by emailing: recruitment@dpfss.ie. Short listing criteria will apply. Closing date for applications is Thursday 1 st of June 2023 at 5.30pm. Applications will not be accepted beyond this point. Completed application forms/curriculum vitae along with a cover letter to be emailed to recruitment@dpfss.ie. Interviews will take place on week of the 6th of June 2023.

 

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