Beata Olah
Summary
Experienced senior administrator with a strong commitment to work ethics and diversity, including LGBTQ and disability rights. Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Seeking a career that values previous experience and skills, with a preference for remote work opportunities.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Administrator
Swiis Foster Care
Bristol
2014.12 - 2026.07
- Provided comprehensive administrative support to social work team and assisted Registered Manager in ensuring smooth service operations
- Supporting the administration of fostering panels - preparation of panel papers, taking minutes and regulatory administrative processes
- Coordinating annual carer reviews within strict deadlines
- Complex Reviews administration, including collating information from stakeholders, carers and young people and all relevant administrative tasks.
- Compliance monitoring and relevant administrative tasks
- Local Authority monitoring processes and preparation of reports
- Processed invoices and carer payments, ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions.
- Monitoring and processing statutory checks
- Conducted HR responsibilities for employee onboarding, including complex pre-employment checks such as DBS, medicals, employment references, and schedule 1 monitoring
- Petty cash and invoices, office stationery orders and general office support
PA at Soil Association
Hays Recruitment, Bristol
Bristol
2014.09 - 2014.11
Post Panel and Reviews Administrator
Foster Care Associates (Core Assets), Bristol
Bristol, Gloucester and Plymouth
2012.09 - 2014.08
- Managed review process for approximately 150 carers, overseeing administrative tasks to ensure timely and compliant evaluations.
- Coordinated panel and post-panel tasks including room bookings, setup, refreshments, invoice processing, budget monitoring, quality assurance, and filing to support effective meetings.
- Administered South Western Panels across Bristol, Gloucester, and Plymouth, ensuring smooth operation of panel activities.
- Recorded minutes during panel meetings to ensure accurate documentation of discussions and decisions.
- Setting up carer files on IT system and associated quality assurance checks, data entry
RECRUITMENT ADMINISTRATOR – ASSESSMENT LEAD
Foster Care Associates Bristol
Bristol
2010.10 - 2012.09
- Coordinated recruitment processes for Form F Assessor, including interview arrangements, preparation of starter packs, CRB checks, and compliance quality assurance for files
- Managed administration of foster carer appointments, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
- Conducted DBS checks to ensure compliance with safeguarding regulations
- Reference chasing – personal references, employment references, fostering/child-minding references
- Took minutes at assessment meetings, updating tracker system and reporting outstanding issues and patterns to Assessment Manager
- Setting up and coordinating training events
- Working closely with Assessment Manager to streamline processes and maximising resources available
RECRUITMENT ASSISTANT
Hays Recruitment, Bristol
Bristol
2010.06 - 2010.09
- Temporary post at Barnardo’s Children’s Charity. This is the head office for recruitment in the South West. My role involved:
- Liaised with recruitment managers across South West regarding recruitment details, reference updates, and general enquiries.
- Followed up on references, facilitating timely completion of pre-employment checks.
- Setting up offer letters and contracts
- Updated website advertising and Jobcentre Plus site to attract suitable candidates.
PA to Senior Leadership Team
Connexions West of England, Bristol
Bristol
2008.11 - 2010.05
- Day-to-day support of the senior management team
- Responsibility in various HR and recruitment processes, i.e.. Setting up systems to monitor staff development, induction, sickness monitoring
- Complex Diary management and room bookings
- Minute taking and related administration processes
- Managing all Connexions’ staff training needs
- Prepared beverages and meals for meetings to enhance participant experience
- Attending and contributing to workstream groups and business planning meetings
- Assisting with planning of travel itineraries, booking accommodation, taxis
- Arrangement of appointments and meetings
- Weekly preparation of meeting papers
- Monitoring of expenditure (IAG, Personal Development, Area Budget)
- Setting up new financial monitoring systems
- Preparation of invoice requests
- Assistance with expense claim paperwork
- Setting up portable hard drives for Area Managers, assistance with issuing of documents
- Liaising with Team Managers, Senior Managers, other departments and external contacts
- Full secretarial service including word processing, filing, copying
- Maintain office systems to ensure efficient running of the area
- Received and responded to messages and enquiries to ensure effective communication
- Plan and coordinate conferences, events and training
- (I WAS MADE REDUNDANT IN THIS POST DUE TO CUTS IN THE SERVICE)
QA Performance Administrator - Children and Families Team
Glastonbury Children and Families Team, Somerset County Council
Glastonbury
2004.02 - 2008.10
- Producing quarterly Quality Assurance reports and aiding the Service Manager/Team Leader with this also to accurately track operations response times to referrals
- Prepared, formatted, printed, and distributed comprehensive QA reports for stakeholders
- Produced analytical reports for Area Management Team to support decision-making
- Ensuring an ongoing data validation for the client database
- Delivered first line support for internal and external enquiries to facilitate timely resolutions.
- Putting together minutes/Agendas
- IT support to professionals (Social Workers and Service Managers)
- Managing diaries including arranging travel, and accommodation
- Coordinating monthly/quarterly and ad-hoc reports
- Acting as first point of contact for incoming phone calls handling enquiries directly or referring them to the appropriate person
- General administration (typing letters, confidential supervision notes)
- Arranging hospitality refreshments
Team Secretary
Glastonbury Children and Families Team, Somerset County Council
Glastonbury
2001.08 - 2004.02
- Supporting social workers in all areas of administration:
- Word processing (using templates, drafts, amending existing documents)
- Data entry
- Assisting with Child protection case conferences (producing all necessary documents and minute taking)
- Liaising with other professionals and service users both on the phone and in person
- Secretarial/PA support to social workers and managers
Scanning and Indexing Officer
Wandsworth Borough Council
1999.08 - 2001.08
- Processing high volumes of incoming post
- Data entry, scanning
- Reception cover for housing and council tax
London
1996.01 - 1999.01
- Various temporary vacancies in London. (Agency work - Warehouse, translation, filing clerk, data entry).
Education
Gimnaziumi erettsegi - Hungarian equivalent to 'A-Levels'
Eotvos Jozsef Gimnazium
Heves, HungaryTQUK Level 2 in Counselling - RQF
New Swindon College
2025.12 - 2026.03
Skills
- Quality Assurance reporting
- Regulatory compliance monitoring
- Quality assurance
- Safeguarding compliance knowledge
- Project management
- Database management
- Advanced IT
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Administrative skills
- Minute-taking
- Social services experience
- Fluent in Hungarian
- Effective communication skills
- Team support
- Commitment to diversity
- GDPR compliance
Interests and Activities
Vegan, conscious living, alternative music, LGBTQ, intuitive and empathic
Gaps in employment
- July 1993 - Oct 1996 - Travelling (UK).
- I started studying at the University of Debrecen, Hungary (English) and Nyiregyhazi Foiskola, Hungary (Librarian Studies ).
- Moved to the UK in October 1996
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
TQUK Level 2 in Counselling - RQF
New Swindon College
2025.12 - 2026.03
Senior Administrator
Swiis Foster Care
2014.12 - 2026.07
PA at Soil Association
Hays Recruitment, Bristol
2014.09 - 2014.11
Post Panel and Reviews Administrator
Foster Care Associates (Core Assets), Bristol
2012.09 - 2014.08
RECRUITMENT ADMINISTRATOR – ASSESSMENT LEAD
Foster Care Associates Bristol
2010.10 - 2012.09
RECRUITMENT ASSISTANT
Hays Recruitment, Bristol
2010.06 - 2010.09
PA to Senior Leadership Team
Connexions West of England, Bristol
2008.11 - 2010.05
QA Performance Administrator - Children and Families Team
Glastonbury Children and Families Team, Somerset County Council
2004.02 - 2008.10
Team Secretary
Glastonbury Children and Families Team, Somerset County Council
2001.08 - 2004.02
Scanning and Indexing Officer
Wandsworth Borough Council
1999.08 - 2001.08
1996.01 - 1999.01
Gimnaziumi erettsegi - Hungarian equivalent to 'A-Levels'
Eotvos Jozsef Gimnazium