The Triangle Adventure Playground seeks experienced financial to help our organisation support over 750 young people aged 6 - 17 years old through adventure play.
The Triangle is a small but vibrant and historically important charity. Since opening in 1957 we have engaged thousands of young people through free, creative and adventurous play. The modern incarnation of Triangle began in 2008. Under the guidance of our long term Senior Playworker the Triangle has steadily increased the number of young people who attend and we currently have over 750 active registered users.
The current position for the Triangle is a strong one with a solid financial base, a capital works program underway that is improving the playground, and committed and skilled key staff in place.
The role of Financial Administrator will be to work alongside our Treasurer with a focus on payroll for our small staff team.
Payroll -
Pay roll is done on the 18th of each month.All employees (including sessional and part time employees) must have completed the relevantPAYE form/s before they receive any payment.All staff changes and changes to terms and conditions of employment must be authorised andminuted by the Management Committee.
Procedurea) All staff must complete a timesheet which is signed by the General manager (or Deputyin his absence).b) General manager calculates monthly hours and communicates these to the FinancialAdministrator and cc’ing Treasurer on 12th day of each month.c) The Financial Administrator sends the appropriate information to the payroll agents –Three Counties Payroll. d) The agents calculate all payments due and send the pay slips and HMRC payment slip tothe Treasurer.e) The Financial Administrator processes all salary payments via bank transfer on 18th ofeach month including the monthly payment to HMRC. The Treasurer authorises thesepayments.
Along with the Financial Admin role we are seeking a volunteer qualified accountant to audit our annual accounts. If this opportunity interests you also please do let us know.
Along with the Financial Admin/Payroll role we are seeking a volunteer qualified accountant to audit our annual accounts. If this opportunity interests you also please do let us know.
Our current management committee is 6 strong and includes adventure play expertise as well as members of our local community of Triangle parents.
We seek volunteers who ideally have lived experienced or understanding of the challenges young people from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds face growing up in inner city London. The Triangle welcomes young people from every cultural background, 81% of our young people are BAME and we wish our trustees to reflect this better.
The Triangle offers a unique chance for a volunteer to have a direct impact upon the lives of hundreds of young people and their families. We are a frontline charity that has a deep bond with our community.
The Triangle engages with children from a young age and often is present in their lives for many years, supporting their physical and mental health throughout the various stages of childhood and adolescence. Our long term holistic approach has helped thousands of young people develop life skills, build confidence to lead a healthy positive life, gain access to opportunities, set achievable goals and overcome challenges and difficulties. Our support doesn't end at 17 as we train and employ young adults who spent their childhood playing at Triangle via our volunteer to playworker scheme.
“I feel I can be myself and express myself in Triangle since it’s really really fun and exciting” - Triangle young person aged 11.
“Other adventure playgrounds are fun and that; but Triangle is for the people!” - Triangle young person aged 15
"Triangle Adventure Playground provides a rich community resource where children can engage in adventurous play. The quality of play that I observed during a recent visit was exceptional. There is no doubt in my mind that the mental health of the children who play here is better as a result of this playground and the opportunities it provides" - Dr. Helen Dodd; Ph.D Professor of Child Psychology University of Reading (2019)
Please contact us via Reach and all shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet us at the playground or online for an informal chat about the role.
We encourage interested candidates to check out our website and social media.
