administrative assistant Lincoln, England
Job description
Role: Nursery Administrator
Salary: £21,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract/Hours: Permanent / Part-Time – 16 hours per week
Location: Waddington, Lincoln
Closing date: Midnight on 28th July 2023
Benefits: Annual leave of 25 days public holidays, childcare vouchers, blue light discount, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, employer contribution pension scheme and an employee discount portal with all your favourite brands.
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About Spring
Spring offers award-winning childcare services, as part of the national charity Action for Children. It's our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK, that is accessible to all. We are focused on enabling young people to learn, have fun and make friends in our bright, engaging settings. That starts with creating a happy environment for our team.
Join us and you can look forward to:
- A kind, caring culture with an emphasis on wellbeing, both physical and mental.
- Flexible working – wherever possible we offer flexibility on hours and/or hybrid working.
- Lots of opportunities for training, learning, development, including gaining qualifications.
- Excellent benefits that compare favourably to other employers in our sector.
A bit about the role
Spring RAF Waddington is a 100 place purpose built setting offering full and part time childcare for children aged 3months – 5years. Our staff are strongly committed to children being competent and confident learners with secure skills for life and continuously use routine and activities to support them.
In the role of Nursery Administrator you'll be performing varied administrative tasks including photocopying, filing, data input and collation, amending directories, operating manuals, replenishing stationery and operating systems etc. You'll be highly organised and able to focus on attention to detail and working to tight deadlines.
What you'll be doing:
Some key responsibilities of the role of the Administrator will be;
- Providing an excellent front of house service to greet internal and external visitors, ensuring their experience is welcoming and professional.
- Retaining up-to-date and accurate records of financial transactions through the inputting and retrieval of data from information systems, including the payment of invoices, purchase orders, petty cash, card readers, online payments and P cards.
- Providing written, verbal and e-correspondence.
- Maintaining telephone communication (including switchboard- where appropriate) both in and out of the office ensuring messages are processed and other enquiries dealt with in the appropriate manner.
Let's talk about you
We're ideally looking for someone who has:
- Level 2 in Business Administration but we are very open to relevant experience, rather than a qualification.
- The ability to use Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel to a high standard.
- Effective written communication skills to assist with the preparation of departmental reports and invoices.
- Dealing with invoices and payments would be advantageous.
- The ability to achieve and meet deadlines set.
- Strong attention to detail including minute taking.
Good to know
Application Process
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.
Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Laura McCarthy at [email protected]. We'll be happy to give you any support you require.
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
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